CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which scheme got increases carpet area of houses recently?
A
Atal Pension Savings Scheme
B
Suraksha Savings Scheme
C
Pradhan Mantri Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (PMSSY)
D
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sub: Increase in the carpet area of houses eligible for interest subsidy under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for the Middle Income Group (MIG) under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).

Detailed explanation-2: -PMAY Urban As against the prior deadline of March 31, 2022, the urban scheme has now been extended till December 31, 2024, because only 61.77 lakh houses have been completed so far, as against the total of 12.26 million houses sanctioned under the scheme.

Detailed explanation-3: -PMAY scheme targets constructing about 20 million houses at an affordable price by 31 March 2022. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) has been extended upto the year 2024. The total target of pucca houses has also been revised to 2.95 crore houses.

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