In 2015, the Modi government launched India's most ambitious scheme till date with an ambitious target: the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The objective was to provide housing to all by 2022. <br /><br />As the deadline approached, it became clear that the target might just be too impossible to achieve. So, the Modi government did what it does best: present data in palatable ways. Now, with a year to go, multiple problems have cropped up with the scheme, with some beneficiaries getting scammed left, right and centre.<br /><br />Watch.<br /><br />--<br /><br />Reference Links:<br />-- Reporters Without Orders Ep 183: Corruption in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, farmer’s death in Karnal: www.newslaundry.com/2021/09/04/reporters-without-orders-ep-183-corruption-in-pradhan-mantri-awas-yojana-farmers-death-in-karnal<br />-- नरेंद्र मोदी की प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना में भ्रष्टाचार के ठोस सबूत- बीबीसी पड़ताल: https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-58383616<br />-- Fact check: Did the UPA construct only 25 lakh houses in their last 4 years? https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/11/15/fact-check-upa-modi-awas-yojana<br />-- Government building homes that the poor don’t want: https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/06/24/government-building-homes-that-the-poor-dont-want
