LUCKNOW, Dec. 27 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has recommended active monitoring of the completion of incomplete houses and pointed out glaring lapses in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) that deprived many beneficiaries of the basic amenities like the toilets and cooking gas etc in Uttar Pradesh.

It has observed that although the state reported an achievement of 98 percent of the target in completion of houses there were various shortcomings and the results of joint physical verification (JPV) indicated that more action was required to fulfil the aspirations of a complete house as provided in the Framework for Implementation (FFI) of PMAY-G.

"20,215 houses sanctioned during 201...