AP gets bulk of housing benefit under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh has taken the bulk of housing benefit in the latest tranche of allocation of affordable houses for the poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban) scheme. A central assistance of Rs 848 crore has been made under the programme for 56,512 houses in 22 cities and towns which will be constructed with Rs 3,184 crore of total cost.

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of another 1.5 lakh affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana with an investment of Rs 7,227 crore with central assistance of Rs 2,209 crore. The approval was given in the 34th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee held here on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh got 23,060 houses in 110 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 870 crore and central assistance of Rs 346 crore. Madhya Pradesh has been sanctioned 17,920 affordable houses in 32 cities with an investment of Rs 730 crore and central assistance of Rs 269 crore.

Jharkhand has been sanctioned 14,526 houses in 26 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 1,075 crore with central assistance of Rs 209 crore.  Maharashtra has been sanctioned 13,506 houses in 15 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 643 crore with central assistance of Rs 201 crore.

Chhattisgarh got 7,615 houses in 61 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 234 crore and central assistance of Rs 114 crore. Rajasthan has been sanctioned 6,576 affordable houses in 30 cities with an investment of Rs 285 crore and central assistance of Rs 99 crore.