Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development has since inception been providing assistance to BPL families who are either houseless or having inadequate housing facilities for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This effort has been part of a larger strategy of the Ministry’s poverty eradication effort, supporting the development of an environmentally sound habitat with adequate provisions for incremental expansion and improvement.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/indira-awaas-yojana-guidelines
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/ministry-rural-development
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-housing
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/government-india-goi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-housing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/anti-poverty-programmes
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-rural-development