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Detailed explanation-1: -On the occasion of Dhanteras, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi participated in ‘Griha Pravesham’ of about 4.51 Lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin in Satna, Madhya Pradesh via video conferencing today.

Detailed explanation-2: -PM launches Grih Pravesh programme for over 2 lakh beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantari Awas Yojana - Urban, Rural in Tripura. Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several development projects worth over 6, 800 crore rupees in Tripura and Meghalaya.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna The Mission addresses urban housing shortage among the EWS/LIG and MIG categories including the slum dwellers by ensuring a pucca house to all eligible urban households by the year 2022, when Nation completes 75 years of its Independence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) was launched with the aim to provide housing at an affordable price to the weaker sections of the society, lower income group people, urban poor, and rural poor. The Yojana involves a construction of around 20 million houses at an affordable price.

Detailed explanation-5: -"Indira Awas Yojana” (IAY) was launched by Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India in 1985 and was restructured as “Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana” (PMGAY) in 2015.