West Bengal launches own housing scheme after Centre stops PM Awas Yojana funds to state
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that funds for 12 lakh beneficiary families were being disbursed in the first phase of the new scheme.
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The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that it will start disbursing funds for the Banglar Bari housing scheme to 12 lakh beneficiaries after the Centre stopped funding to the state under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in 2021, The Economic Times reported.
“Today is a historic day,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was quoted as saying. “Despite our restricted resources, the state government with its funds and from its own exchequer, we will start disbursing funds for the people in 21 districts and 12 lakh families.”
Fresh surveys had been conducted to identify the beneficiaries under the Banglar Bari (Rural) scheme, the chief minister said.
Banerjee said that 28 lakh beneficiaries had been identified and funds for the remaining 16 lakh families will be disbursed in the next phase. The 16 lakh families will receive Rs 1.2 lakh each in two instalments before 2026, she added.
West Bengal is expected to head for Assembly elections in or before April 2026.
The chief minister added: “We decided to disburse funds for 11 lakh houses for people and also houses for 1 lakh people, who got affected due to cyclone and other natural calamities in North Bengal.”
Banerjee had said earlier, while announcing the Banglar Bari housing scheme, that it would be run without the Union government’s support. She...
