HousingSocial welfareGovernment of India (Central Scheme)
Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)
इंदिरा आवास योजना (IAY)
Subsumed
Earlier central rural housing scheme providing assistance to BPL families to build houses.
This scheme is no longer separately active — it continues via: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana — Gramin (PMAY-G)
Benefit type
Housing assistance
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Who can apply
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Any
Details
- Benefit type
- Housing assistance
- Benefit detail
- Provided grant assistance for rural house construction (now under PMAY-G).
- Target beneficiary
- Rural BPL families.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Subsumed — Indira Awaas Yojana was restructured into Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin with effect from 1 Apr 2016 (PMAY-G launched 20 Nov 2016). Apply under PMAY-G. Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:pmayg.nic.in ↗
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago
Data & impact
Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.
Data provenance
Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://rural.gov.in ↗
- Department:https://www.india.gov.in ↗