The Centre has approved construction for ₹1.12 lakh more affordable houses for urban poor in eight states under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna entailing an investment of ₹1,683 crore. Andra Pradesh bagged the largest share of over 37,000 housing units, said official sources, adding that the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, which is mandated to implement the scheme, the total number of houses being funded under the PMAY (Urban) is close to 55 lakh across the country. Last month, the committee also sanctioned construction of 2.67 lakh affordable houses for the poor in 10 states. The ministry has approved the construction of 1,12,213 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). An official statement stated that Andhra Pradesh has been sanctioned 37,719 houses while the sanction for Haryana is 19,858 and Madhya Pradesh gets 18,375, Maharashtra 12,238 houses, Chhattisgarh 10,632 houses and Karnataka 8,761 houses. Approvals given for J&K stands at 4,442 houses while Arunachal Pradesh has been sanctioned 188 housing units.
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28 August 2018
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