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A big and relief news has come for crores of people in rural India who are dreaming of having their own permanent house. In this era of rising inflation, the Modi government at the Center has opened its treasury. Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Thursday released the first installment of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) for 12 states of the country. This step taken by the government will directly prove to bring a big change in the lives of poor families living in villages.

Actually, this amount released for the current financial year 2026-27 will directly reach the accounts of those states where rural houses are to be constructed. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the ‘mother sanction’ of Rs 10,021.42 crore through a high-level video conferencing. Union Minister of State for Rural Development Chandrashekhar Pemmasani was also present with him on this very important occasion. After this decision, it is now hoped that the work on the stuck houses will speed up and the poor will be able to get their dream homes soon.

What is ‘Mother Sanction’ and how will states get the benefit?

If understood in common parlance, ‘Mother Sanction’ is a huge lump sum financial sanction given by the Central Government at the beginning of the year for any scheme. Through this, the states get an idea in advance of how much budget they are going to get in the entire year. After this, the state governments use this fund according to their need and pace of work. The direct aim of the government is to ensure that every homeless family living in rural areas gets a strong and solid roof to shelter their heads.

Dream of more than 3.5 crore poor families fulfilled

During this period, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan also presented before the country the account of the success of the scheme so far. He said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resolved that every poor person in the country should have a permanent house of his own. To fulfill this resolution, a big campaign is being run through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin since 2016.” Citing figures, he said that till now about 3.91 crore houses have been approved in rural areas, out of which more than 3.5 crore houses have been completely completed. The thing to note is that the figures of Urban Housing Scheme are completely different from this.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural became an example of women empowerment

One of the most beautiful and social aspects of this scheme is that it has given a new identity to rural women in the society. The Union Minister said that Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural About 75 percent of the houses built under this are either directly in the name of women or they have been given joint ownership. In fact, this step has greatly strengthened the respect for women and their social security circle in rural India.

Senior officials of many states including Uttar Pradesh Rural Development Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Rajasthan Minister Kirori Lal Meena, Assam Minister Atul Bora and Jharkhand Minister Deepika Pandey also participated in this meeting. During this period, the Union Minister praised the excellent efforts being made by some states such as rainwater harvesting and linking self-help groups.

However, the minister has also advised the states that the state governments should take special initiatives to provide land to the poor families who do not have land. Along with this, the states which have not yet fulfilled the targets for the year 2024-25 and 2025-26 have been given strict instructions to complete the pending work by June 30, 2026, so that no poor is deprived of basic facilities.