Abua Awas Yojana

The main objective of Abua Awas Yojana is to provide pucca houses to the homeless. Under Abua Awas Yojana, a target has been set to construct eight lakh pucca houses for the homeless. In the first phase, 02 lakh houses will be constructed in the financial year 2023-24, 03 lakh 50 thousand in 2024-25 and 02 lakh 50 thousand pucca houses will be constructed in 2025-26. The housing will be constructed in three phases at a cost of Rs 16 thousand 320 crore. 

Layout of Abua Awas Yojana

Under the umbrella of the Abua Awas Yojana, a three-room permanent house and kitchen will be built, having an area of 31 square meters. 

 Also, the beneficiary will receive a maximum equivalent of 95 unskilled man days at the current wage rate (revised from time to time) for the construction of his house under MGNREGA for the said scheme. 

Eligibility Criteria for Abua Awas Yojana

Following is the eligibility criteria for Abua Awas Yojana.

• Families living in mud houses.

• Houseless and destitute families

• Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVIC) Families

• Families victim of natural disaster

• Legally released bonded laborers

• Those who have not been given the benefit of housing scheme run by the state and central Government like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural / Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana / Birsa Awas Yojana / Indira Awas Yojana etc shall be able to receive the benefits of the aforementioned scheme. 

According to the above mentioned eligibility criteria, a permanent waiting list of the beneficiary will be prepared in the Gram Sabha. 

Ineligible Categories for Abua Awas Yojana

Following are the ineligible categories for Abua Awas Yojana.

• Those who already have a permanent residence or have received the benefit of housing scheme run by the State Government or Central Government after 01.01.1990 such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural/Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana/Birsa Awas Yojana, Indira Awas Yojana etc.

• Those who own a four-wheeler/fishing boat

• Those who own three wheeler/four wheeler mechanized agricultural equipment

• A family member in which any member is in government/semi-government (serving/retired) job

• A family whose member has been selected as a public representative by election

• Any member of the family is an income tax payer

• Any member of the family is a professional tax payer

• If there is a refrigerator in the family

• Households having 2.5 acres or more of irrigated land with minimum irrigation equipment.

Target of Abua Awas Yojana

Following are the targets of Abua Awas Yojana.

• Abua Awas Yojana targets to construct three room permanent house and kitchen 

• Abua Awas Yojana aims to provide permanent housing with basic amenities to lead a dignified life to all eligible houseless families and families living in kutcha and dilapidated houses in rural areas by 2026.

• 02 lakh houses in the year 2023-24

• 03 lakh 50 thousand houses in the year 2024-25

• 02 lakh 50 thousand houses in the year 2025-26

References

While crafting this guide, we have consulted reliable and authoritative sources, including official government directives, user manuals, and pertinent content sourced from government websites.

• Press Release- Abua Awas Yojana

• Sarkar Aapke Dwar Website