Everyone wants their own house. Own house gives us a sense of protection. By keeping this in mind the government & housing department of West Bengal has introduced WB Nijashree Housing Scheme 2024. Nijashree Housing Scheme is started to provide the basic need of human being that is shelter. The people who wants their own house in West Bengal can apply for this scheme. Today in this article, we will tell you about the WB Nijashree Housing Scheme, its key highlights, objectives, its key features & benefits, eligibilty criteria to apply, documents required, procedure to apply, where to apply & when to apply. Read this full article carefully & do let us know any query in the comment section below.
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WB Nijashree Housing Scheme 2024
The West Bengal government has started WB Nijashree Housing Scheme to fulfill basic need of every human being that is shelter. In this scheme, the government will provide 1BHK and 2 BHK flats to lower income groups or middle income groups. The price of 1 BHK flat is Rs.7.82 lakhs with 378 square feet carpet area and 2 BHK flat is Rs.9.26 lakhs with 559 square feet carpet area. The houses will be provided on the basis of lottery system. The lower income groups with a salary less than Rs.15,000 and middle income group with a salary less than 30,000 can apply for WB Nijashree Housing Scheme. The applications and allotment of houses for the 2 phases has already done.
Now, the West Bengal government has started the applications for Phase 3. Interested and eligible candidates can fill up the application form without wasting any time. The West Bengal state government has allocated the budget of Rs.3000 crore for construction of houses under WB Nijashree Housing Scheme.
WB Nijashree Housing Scheme Key Highlights
| Name of the Scheme | WB Nijashree Housing Scheme |
| Launched by | West Bengal government |
| Category | West Bengal Government Scheme |
| Beneficiaries | Lower income groups or middle income groups of West Bengal state |
| Objective | To provide houses to the people of West Bengal |
| Application mode | Online |
| State | West Bengal |
| Year | 2024 |
| Official website | https://wbhousing.gov.in/ |
West Bengal Nijashree Housing Scheme Objective
The main objective of West Bengal Government to launch WB Nijashree Housing Scheme is to provide houses to the low income groups and middle income groups of West Bengal state. Everyone has a dream of having their own house but due to inflation, the dreams of those people shattered into small peices. This scheme will raise the standard of living of income groups and middle income groups people.
WB Nijashree Housing Scheme Features and Benefits
- The government of West Bengal & housing department has introduced West Bengal Nijashree Housing Scheme.
- The West Bengal government has started WB Nijashree Housing Scheme to fulfill basic need of every human being that is shelter.
- In this scheme, the government will provide 1BHK and 2 BHK flats to lower income groups or middle income groups.
- The lower income groups with a salary less than Rs.15,000 and middle income group with a salary less than 30,000 can apply for WB Nijashree Housing Scheme.
- The price of 1 BHK flat is Rs.7.82 lakhs with 378 square feet carpet area and 2 BHK flat is Rs.9.26 lakhs with 559 square feet carpet area.
- The houses will be provided on the basis of lottery system.
- This scheme will raise the standard of living of income groups and middle income groups people.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply or get benefit of any scheme, the candidate has to pass the eligibility standard given by government for that scheme. Below we have provided you the eligibility criteria to apply for West Bengal Nijashree Housing Scheme that is given by West Bengal government –
- The applicant must be an permanent resident of West Bengal state.
- Applicant must have a domicile of West Bengal state.
- The lower income groups with a salary less than Rs.15,000 can apply.
- The middle income group with a salary less than 30,000 can also apply for WB Nijashree Housing Scheme.
- An applicant should be from same district where the site is located.
- The income certificate of the family should be issued by SDO/BDO.
West Bengal Nijashree Housing Scheme Documents Required
- Aadhar card
- PAN card
- Income certificate (original)
- Residential certificate
- Voter id card
- Ration card
- Mobile number
- Passport size photograph
Locations of Flats
| 1st Phase | 2nd Phase | 3rd Phase |
| Asansol, District PaschimBardhaman | Coochbehar Town | Bankura Town |
| Haldia, District Purba Medinipur | Medinipur Town | Bishnupur Town |
| Siliguri, | Inda-Kharagpur | Kalyani, District nadia |
| Dabgram | Durgapur- Fuljhore | – |
| Jalpaiguri | Ashoke Nagar, North 24 Pragnas | – |
Details of Nijashree Awas Yojana
| Flat Type | Flat Price | Family Monthly income | Flat carpet area |
| 1 BHK | Rs.7.82 lakh | (LIG) upto Rs.15,000 | 378 sq.ft |
| 2 BHK | Rs.9.26 lakh | (MIG) upto Rs.30,000 | 559 sq.ft |
Procedure to apply for WB Nijashree Housing Scheme
To apply for West Bengal Nijashree Housing Scheme the candidate has to follow the written below steps-
- Firstly, the applicant has to visit the official website of Housing Department (Government of West Bengal) that is https://wbhousing.gov.in/
- Then on homepage, click on Nijashree option (left side of the page).
- A new page will appear. Read all the information on this page.
- Now, on that page in 6th line click on ‘Sample application form’.
- Then download the Nijashree scheme application form and take a print out of it.
- Fill all the required information on the application form. Attach all the documents required.
- Submit the application form to bank branches for Nijashree scheme.