The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to eligible rural households for the construction of a new pucca house.
💰Financial assistance of ₹1,20,000/- is provided for the construction of a new pucca house. | - The house must have a minimum carpet area of 25 square metres, including a hygienic cooking space and excluding the toilet area. | Instalment-wise Disbursement: | - First Instalment: ₹10,000/-, released along with the issuance of the work order.- Second Instalment: ₹65,000/-, released upon reaching roof level.- Third Instalment: ₹15,000/-, released upon completion of the house. | Timeline: | - The house is ordinarily required to be completed within 12 months from the credit of the first instalment. | Mode of Disbursement: | - The construction assistance is credited directly to the beneficiary’s bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer from the State Nodal Account. | Convergence: | - The beneficiaries constructing new houses are entitled upto 90/95 person days of unskilled labour during house construction out of MGNREGS in addition to the unit assistance. | - The beneficiaries can also avail support under relevant schemes of rural sanitation, drinking water, rural electrification, etc., if found eligible and not availed earlier. | - BDO should endeavour to construct houses on a cluster basis wherever feasible. The required common infrastructure, like CC road, street light, drainage, community sanitation complex, community compost pit, etc., shall also be provided in convergence mode from the relevant schemes of Central & State Government.