India, Dec. 22 -- Maya Devi, a resident of Asua village in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, has moved into a brick-and-mortar home built with assistance under the Chief Minister Awas Yojana (Gramin), after years of living in a damaged structure covered with a tarpaulin sheet, according to details shared by local officials and the beneficiary.

Maya Devi said her family's circumstances worsened after her husband died, leaving her to support two young children. She took up daily-wage work in fields, but continued to live in a kutcha dwelling without reliable electricity or a secure roof. She described monsoon nights as particularly difficult, citing water leakage from the roof and concerns that weak walls could collapse.

Officials said ...