1,12,083 houses approved under PMAY ( Urban)

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New Delhi : Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (HUA) has approved the construction of 1,12,083 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Rs 8,105 crore with central assistance of Rs 1,681 crore. The approval was given at the 28th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee held here November 29, 2017.
Madhya Pradesh has been sanctioned 34,680 houses in 25 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 3,080 crore with central assistance of Rs 520 cr. Haryana got 24,221 houses in 28 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 1,721 crore and central assistance of Rs 363 crore. Maharashtra has been sanctioned 11,523 affordable houses with an investment of Rs 860 cr and central assistance of Rs 173 crore.

Jharkhand has been sanctioned 28,477 houses in 5 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 2,080 cr with central assistance of Rs 427 cr. Kerala has been sanctioned 9,836 houses in 49 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 295 crore with central assistance of Rs 147 crore. Mizoram has been sanctioned 3,270 houses in 7 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 65 crore with central assistance of Rs 49 crore.