District Rural Development Agency

The approved framework for 08 posts under the decision of the Rural Development Department, Government Decision No. DRDA-1121/Pr.Kr.43/Scheme-5 dated 01 April 2022 is as follows.

Information on Various Housing Schemes Under District Rural Development Agency (Zilla Gramin Vikas Yojana)

1. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G)

Objective:
To provide permanent houses to all houseless and families living in kaccha houses by the year 2024 under the “Housing for All” mission.

Eligibility:

• Beneficiaries selected from the SECC 2011 list

• Homeless or living in 0, 1, or 2-room kaccha houses

• Not paying income tax or GST

• Not owning a motorized vehicle, agricultural machinery, or fishing boat

• Not having a government job or pension

• Landless laborers, single women, disabled individuals, SC/ST, minorities, and BPL families

Assistance Amount:

• ₹1,20,000 for house construction

• ₹18,000 for toilet construction under Swachh Bharat Mission

• 90 days of employment under MGNREGA

• Material transport assistance: ₹12,000 (hilly areas), ₹6,000 (plains)

Funding Pattern:

• Central Government: 60%

• State Government: 40%

Special Provisions:

• Use of “AwaasSoft” software for monitoring

• Beneficiary must build the house themselves

• Technical assistance provided for construction

2. Ramai Awas Yojana (Maharashtra State Scheme)

Objective:
To provide permanent housing to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Neo-Buddhist families.

Eligibility:

• SC and Neo-Buddhist families

• Land ownership required

• Must not have received housing assistance under any other scheme

• Priority to BPL, widow-headed families, landless, and disabled

Assistance Amount:

• ₹1,50,000 (directly transferred to beneficiary’s bank account in phases)

Required Documents:

• 7/12 land extract, caste certificate, Aadhaar card, bank passbook

3. Shabari Adivasi Awas Yojana

Objective:
To provide houses to Scheduled Tribe (ST) families in rural areas

Eligibility:

• Scheduled Tribe (ST) families living in rural areas

• Land ownership required

• Annual income not exceeding ₹1 lakh (rural) or ₹1.5 lakh (urban)

• Should not have availed housing under any other scheme

Assistance Amount:

• ₹1,20,000 (transferred in phases)

Documents:

• Aadhaar card, caste certificate, bank passbook, income certificate, land documents

4. Pardhi Vasti Sudhar Yojana

Objective:
To improve the living conditions of Pardhi community settlements

Eligibility:

• Pardhi community residents

• Settlements not located on government, forest, or disputed lands

• Priority to families not having pucca houses

Assistance Amount:

• ₹1,20,000 per house

Special Provisions:

• If the settlement is on government land, housing construction only possible after regularization

5. Navboudhha Gharkul Yojana

Objective:
To provide houses to newly converted Neo-Buddhist families

Eligibility:

• Neo-Buddhist families

• Annual income not exceeding ₹1 lakh

• Must have their own land

Assistance Amount:

• ₹1,20,000

Required Documents:

• Aadhaar card, caste certificate, land documents, income certificate

6. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Awas Yojana

Objective:
To provide housing to economically weaker and backward class people in rural and semi-urban areas

Eligibility:

• EWS (Economically Weaker Section) and backward class families

• Annual income up to ₹3 lakh

• Must not own a house or have taken benefit from other schemes

Assistance:

• Grant of ₹1,50,000 for house construction

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