Congress and BJP spar over PMAY‑G data in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh’s political arena witnessed a sharp exchange between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress over the reported progress of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana‑Gramin (PMAY‑G) scheme. The Congress accused the state government of inflating the number of houses completed, questioning the credibility of the data released by the administration. In response, a BJP spokesperson dismissed the allegations as baseless, urging the opposition to stop “spreading illusions” about the scheme’s performance.

PMAY‑G, the central government’s flagship rural housing programme, aims to provide pucca houses to millions of families across India. In Chhattisgarh, the scheme has been a key component of the state’s development narrative, with officials regularly publishing milestone figures to showcase progress.

The dispute comes amid heightened political sensitivity ahead of upcoming state elections, prompting calls from civil‑society groups for an independent audit of the scheme’s implementation data. Both parties have pledged to present their own evidence in the coming weeks, while the central ministry has yet to comment on the state‑level figures.