In the Interim Budget for 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the construction of two crore additional houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) over the next five years. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of the PMAY (Gramin) has continued, and the government is on track to achieve the target of constructing three crore rural houses soon.