Installment payments under the PMAY-G fund release process have stopped for more than eight lakh families in Bihar. The PMAY-G fund release issue started because the state nodal account has no money left. As a result, thousands of beneficiaries who finished their house construction cannot receive their next payments.
The Rural Development Department has asked the central government to immediately send funds and allow the old payment system to continue until March 31, 2026.
State Minister Shravan Kumar wrote to Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He said the second installment of ₹3.88 lakh and the third installment of ₹4.20 lakh are pending for many families. He explained that in July 2025, the Centre suddenly shifted to the SNA SPARSH module for fund transfer. Because the state did not get advance notice, the Finance Department could not prepare for the change.
This year, Bihar aims to build 12.21 lakh houses under PMAY-G. Of these, the first installment has already gone to 11.35 lakh families, the second to 7.47 lakh families, and the third to 3.26 lakh families. Each beneficiary receives ₹1.20 lakh in three installments to build a permanent house.
