3,21,567 houses sanctioned for urban poor, Bihar gets 8,154

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New Delhi : Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 3,21,567 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Rs 18,203  crore with central assistance of Rs 4,752 crore. The approval was given at the 32^nd meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) held here on March 26, 2018, evening.

The projects were sanctioned across 523 cities in the states of Haryana, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Mizoram, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab & Goa.

Haryana has been sanctioned 70,671 houses in 55 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 7,261 crore with central assistance of Rs 1,060 crore. West Bengal got 59,929 houses in 86 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 2,431 crore and central assistance of Rs 899 crore.

Rajasthan has been sanctioned 54,821 affordable houses in 48 cities with an investment of Rs 2,519 crore and central assistance of Rs 822 crore.  Uttar Pradesh has been sanctioned 39,683 houses in 121 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 1,059 crore with central assistance of Rs.595 crore.

Gujarat has been sanctioned 35,851 houses in 19 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 2,204 crore with central assistance of Rs 467 crore. Mizoram got 15,798 houses in 16 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 316 crore and central assistance of Rs.237 crore. Karnataka has been sanctioned 11,941 affordable houses in 58 cities with an investment of Rs 605 crore and central assistance of Rs 179 crore.  Maharashtra has been sanctioned 10,639 houses in 15 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 863 crore with central assistance of Rs 156 crore. Madhya Pradesh got 5,426 houses in 11 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 289 crore and central assistance of Rs 81 crore.

Bihar has been sanctioned 8,154 affordable houses in 10 cities with an investment of Rs 388 cr and central assistance of Rs 122 crore.  Kerala has been sanctioned 5,073 houses in 32 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 203 crore with central assistance of Rs 76 crore. Himachal Pradesh got 3,345 houses in 41 cities and towns with an investment of Rs 55 crore and central assistance of Rs 50 crore, according to a PIB release.

Punjab has been sanctioned 176 affordable houses in 1 city with an investment of Rs 9 crore and central assistance of Rs 2.7 crore.  Goa has been sanctioned 60 houses in 10 cities with an investment of Rs 2.43 crore.

With the participation of Goa at  the 32^nd CSMC, all 35 States/UTs, having urban statutory towns and cities are now covered under the PMAY(U) Mission.