PMAY refers to Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Launched in 2015, it is a social welfare initiative with a mission to provide affordable housing options to individuals belonging to specific income groups and other minority communities by 2022. The mission aims to support the construction of houses up to 30 square meter carpet area with necessary civic infrastructure.The mission is in force in 4041 statutory towns as per the Census data of 2011. The government hopes that this project will be successfully addressing the need for quality and affordable housing in India that has a longstanding problem of increasing population and homelessness. There are two categories of PMAY:-Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U)Close -Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) related news How to apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) online or offline Managing Money with Moneycontrol | Here’s how an 18-year-old should start investing How to evaluate your risk appetite? Under … [Read more...] about PMAY Urban: All about Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for urban online
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How to apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) online or offline
In 2015, the Government of India launched a central housing initiative titled the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). This scheme aims to provide affordable housing to the urban poor and the rural poor by building 20 million affordable houses by March 2022. PMAY intends to achieve this aim by focusing on the following verticals:Rehabilitation of the slum dwellers with the participation of private developersProvide credit linked subsidy to promote affordable housingEncourage more partnerships between the public and the private sectorProvide grants for beneficiary-led individual house constructionAre you wondering how to apply for PMAY? You can apply for the benefits under PMAY by following a few simple steps online and offline. Let us examine these steps of PMAY online apply in detail. Apply for a house under PMAY OnlineFollowing are the steps for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana online applicationIf you want to apply online, log on to http://pmaymis.gov.in/Click the tab titled 'Citizen … [Read more...] about How to apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) online or offline
Karnataka: Siddaramaiah resigns as Congress Legislative Party leader after bypoll performance
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on December 9, resigned as the leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) and as the Leader of Opposition following his party's poor performance in bypolls to 15 Assembly constituencies in the state."We accept the mandate of the people. Our expectation was that the voters would teach a lesson to those who went against the tenets of democracy, but that expectation has gone now. We accept the people's mandate. I have resigned as the Congress Legislative Party leader and have submitted my letter to (Interim Congress president) Sonia Gandhi," Siddaramiah said during a press briefing.I respect the mandate given by the electorate in the #KarnatakaBypolls. I expected people to teach @BJP4Karnataka leaders a great lesson for orchestrating #OpertionKamala.I am taking the moral responsibility & resigning as Leader of CLP & Leader of Opposition. pic.twitter.com/AaG9Xl3SdP— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 9, 2019Close The … [Read more...] about Karnataka: Siddaramaiah resigns as Congress Legislative Party leader after bypoll performance
Democrats zoom in on Donald Trump impeachment charges this week
Democratic lawmakers could vote this week on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the House Judiciary Committee chairman said on Sunday as lawmakers sharpened their focus on charges of wrongdoing in his dealings with Ukraine.U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler said the panel will not decide on the specific articles until after a hearing on Monday to consider evidence gathered by the House Intelligence Committee in its investigation of the Republican leader."There are possible drafts that various people are writing," Nadler told CNN's "State of the Union." "But the fact is we're not going to make any decision as to how broad the articles should be - as to what they contain, what the wording is - until after the hearing tomorrow."Close The Democratic-led House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry focuses on Trump's request that Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading contender for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in the November 2020 … [Read more...] about Democrats zoom in on Donald Trump impeachment charges this week
Netflix dominates Golden Globes with 34 nominations, while women directors are shut out—again
What a difference six years can make. advertisement advertisement Back in 2014, Netflix bum-rushed awards season for the first time with five Golden Globe nominations for its first major original series House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black. (The results included a best actress win for the former’s Robin Wright.) With the just-announced nominations for the 2020 Globes, Netflix now has a stranglehold on both the film and TV divisions, a staggering 34 total nominations, divided evenly between the film and TV categories. Its closest rivals were Sony (eight nominations) and HBO (15 nominations). Netflix’s domination seemed to indicate a shift in the industry, which has seen much bickering about whether films originating on streaming platforms (with limited theatrical runs) even constitute cinema. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers: 4 Best Motion Picture (Marriage Story, The Irishman, The Two Popes, Dolemite Is My Name) 5 Best Actor/Actress in a Motion … [Read more...] about Netflix dominates Golden Globes with 34 nominations, while women directors are shut out—again