Patna, Aug. 21 -- The Centre has approved 11,18,937 pucca houses for Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), involving an allocation of Rs 13,427 crore.

The announcement was made by Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a state-level PMAY-G programme in Patna.

In addition to housing, Chouhan announced the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in Bihar, plans to establish She-Marts to support products made by women's self-help groups, and highlighted the State's progress in creating 53.83 lakh Farmer IDs.

Over the past two years, Bihar has received approval for 24,30,327 houses, involving expenditure of Rs 29,164 crore, Chouhan said...