Assistant Professor Institute of Management Studies Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Abstract
House provides significant economic security and social status for a citizen in the society. The identity and social recognition associated with ownership of a house provides an individual with immense confidence to get involved into many social activities. Stable, affordable and accessible housing is directly and indirectly linked to human well-being. A person deprived of this basic need faces all odds of life and remains discriminated and marginalized in the society. The Indira Awaas Yojana (renamed as Pradhan Manrti Grameen Awaas Yojana on 1st April 2016) centrally sponsored scheme of Ministry of Rural Employment, Government of India is one of the most important poverty alleviation programme in the country which play a vital role in the up liftment of the living standard of poor people in rural areas. Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) is a rural housing scheme meant for providing dwelling units free of cost to the rural poor. The scheme is meant to provide assistance for construction of dwelling units to members of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Freed Bonded Labourers (FBLs) and Non- Scheduled Castes (NSCs), Non - Scheduled Tribes (NSTs) living Below Poverty Line (BPL) in the rural areas. The beneficiaries under the scheme are not only provided houses but also the houses are sanctioned for homeless people, Housing is one of the basic requirements for the survival of human beings. The study aims to highlight the concept, nature, objectives and role of Indira Awas Yojana in India and to trace its extent, strategy and to locate various gaps in its strategy and implementation
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