Sardar Patel Awas Yojana

Scheme open date: 1997-01-01

Categories: Housing & Shelter

Sub-categories: Housing

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Sardar Patel, Awas Yojana, Gujarat, Housing

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What are the benefits of the Sardar Patel Awas Yojana?

The Sardar Patel Awas Yojana is a housing scheme for people living below the poverty line in rural areas. The benefits of the scheme include providing eligible applicants with a pucca house with basic amenities such as water and electricity connections

Can a person avail of the benefits of the Sardar Patel Awas Yojana more than once?

No, a beneficiary can only avail of the benefits of the scheme once.

Is there any fee for applying to the Sardar Patel Awas Yojana?

There is no fee for applying to the scheme. However, additional fees may apply for certain services, such as water and electricity connections, and for maintenance of the house after construction.

Who is eligible for the Sardar Patel Awas Yojana?

1. This scheme of the State Govt. being poor-oriented the persons registered Below the Poverty Line in rural areas may avail the benefit of the scheme. 2. A person who has no plot or house may avail the benefit of the scheme. 3. The applicant should not have taken benefit of any other housing scheme. 4. The applicant who has a maximum of half a hectare of irrigated land or a maximum of one hectare of unrelated land may also avail advantage of the scheme. 5. If husband and wife live together and if there is a plot or house in the name of the husband or wife and living in the same village for the last five years, either of them may avail the benefit of the scheme. 6. If a beneficiary is a native of the village he should hold a card Below the Poverty Line of that village such person should obtain a certificate from the Sarpanch of his native village that "this beneficiary has not taken advantage of Sardar Patel Awas Yojana in our village. A certificate should be produced that there is no house in his name or in the name of his wife in his native place and they should fall in the definition of B.P.L. 7. Benefit under Sardar Patel Awas Yojana is available to the villager living Below Poverty Line only once.

What documents are required for applying to the Sardar Patel Awas Yojana?

1. Proof of registration as below the poverty line in a rural area. 2. Identity proof such as Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, etc. 3. Address proof such as ration card, electricity bill, etc. 4. Land documents to prove that the applicant does not own a house or plot. 5. Certificate from the Sarpanch of the native village stating that the applicant has not previously taken advantage of the Sardar Patel Awas Yojana and meets the B.P.L criteria. 6. Income certificates or proof of income such as salary slips, bank statements, etc. 7. Any other documents that may be required by the authorities for the application process.

List of the required documents

1. Download the application from the official website. 2. Fill out the application form with the required details. 3. Include all the required documents. 4. Applicant should apply to Nearest Taluka Vistar Adhikari/Taluka Panchayat/Jila Panchayat with the application form.

• https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/spay
• https://panchayat.gujarat.gov.in/en/sardar-aavas-yojna
• https://panchayat.gujarat.gov.in/panchayat/documents/sardar_awas.pdf

Official Website

https://panchayat.gujarat.gov.in/en/sardar-aavas-yojna

Application Form

https://panchayat.gujarat.gov.in/panchayat/documents/sardar_awas.pdf