Prime Minister's Gramin Awas Yojana has been going on a snail pitch in Arunachal Pradesh with only 4,517 of the targeted 34,042 beneficiaries getting central assistance of Rs 1.3 lakh from 2016-17 fiscal till 2020-21. PMAY (G) Nodal Officer Tamo Rebi said this during a webinar organized by the Itanagar branch of Regional Outreach Bureau (ROB) on Friday.

The Nodal Officer attributed the slow implementation to the state model where the beneficiary and vendor get four installments in online mode, as established in February.  He said the state government approached the Central Rural Development department for changing the funding pattern of 25:40:40:25 to 100% for the beneficiary. He requested the FOB to visit the BDO office and seek details about the registered beneficiaries and educate them at the village level.

The estimated cost of each dwelling unit, designed by the PWD, is Rs 2.5 lakh where Rs 1.2 lakh comes for the beneficiary in the form of materials. Of the remaining Rs 1.3 lakh, the central share is Rs 1.17 lakh (90%).

"The scheme is currently applicable to the tribal people, and 2,247 units have been completed during 2020-21. Efforts are on to get Rs 50,000-80,000 per unit as an additional grant from the state government to reduce the burden on the beneficiaries," he said.

ROB, Itanagar director H R Keshavamurthy said the ministry of rural development is implementing several welfare schemes as part of the 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Gaon, Sabka Vikas' initiative to double farmers' income by 2020.

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