11 UP Women Take Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Money And Flee With Their Lovers

Around 11 women from Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj have reportedly misused the central government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme, which assists low- and moderate-income families with building permanent homes, News 18 reports.

The women allegedly took the first instalment of Rs 40,000 from the government under the PMAY scheme and ran away with their lovers. This came to light after the women's husbands, questioned by the authorities on why the house construction hadn't begun, approached police. The authorities have now reportedly halted the next instalment.

So far, in the Maharajganj district, 2,350 families have received money through the PMAY scheme, reported News18. They belong to Thuthibari, Sheetlapur, Chatia, Ramnagar, Bakul Diha, Khasra, Kishunpur and Medhauli villages. The construction of some of these houses has already been completed, the report says.