New Delhi, May 28 -- Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday released the first instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) for 12 states for the financial year 2026-27.

Chouhan released a mother sanction of Rs.10,021.42 crore to 12 states under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) through video conferencing in the presence of Union Minister of State for Rural Development Chandra Shekhar Pemmasani.

A Mother Sanction is an umbrella financial approval issued at the start of a financial year by central government ministries (like the Ministry of Rural Development). It defines the total state-wise drawing limit for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) such as MGNREGA or PMAY, allowing act...