AID to urban poor!! 81,757 houses in 7 states

In a bid to benefit urban poor under the PM’s Awas Yojana (Urban), Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation accredited construction of 81,757 houses for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in urban areas in 7 states.
(Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation – M.Venkaiah Naidu)

Project Outlay – Rs. 4, 076 cr

• From total oultay Ministry will infuse central assistance of 1,226 cr @ Rs.1.50 lakh per each house.
• 163 cities of selected 7 states will be covered under the benefit urban poor project.

The total houses sanctioned Housing for All initiative of the Government will be built under two components viz.

1. Beneficary Led Construction – Out of total houses sanctioned, 58,456 houses will be built under this component. As a part of this, beneficiaries will build new houses on their own land with assistance from central and state governments.
2. Affordable Housing in Partnership – Rest 23,301 houses will be built on the terms that state governments will provide land and the central government gives an assistance of 1.50 lakh per each beneficiary.

State-wise Sanctioning of Houses

With this sanction, govt has reached a total sanctioning of 5.07 lakh houses for economically weaker sections in 13 states with a total central assistance of Rs.7, 519 cr.