Bihar Housing Crisis: 9.16 Lakh Homes Stalled Due to Fund Delays, Only 3 Lakh Built

• Construction of over 9.16 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) houses stalled in Bihar.
• Delay attributed to Bihar's Finance Department not creating a Single Nodal Agency (SNA) account.
• SNA Sparsh module implementation for 37 schemes, including PMAY (G), mandated from 2026-27.
• Rural Development Department needs 3,000 crore rupees to disburse to beneficiaries for stalled projects.
• Only 2.91 lakh out of 12.08 lakh sanctioned houses completed; each beneficiary to receive 1.20 lakh rupees.