Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said the government will build 1.95 crore houses under the Pradhan Mantari Awas Yojna (PMAY) – Gramin over the next two years.
Presenting her maiden Budget, Sitharaman said that the Narendra Modi government keeps “Gaon, Garib and Kisan at the centre” of everything it does.
She further said that the time taken to complete construction of houses under the PMAY is reduced to 114 days from 314 days in 2015-16 due to use of direct benefit transfer (DBT) platform.
