Over one lakh more houses sanctioned; 57,131 for Madhya Pradesh, 24,576 for Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh pips Tamil Nadu to lead in houses sanctioned under PMAY(Urban)
18.75 lakh houses sanctioned for urban poor in 2,151 cities and towns so far
Madhya Pradesh pips Tamil Nadu to lead in houses sanctioned under PMAY(Urban)
18.75 lakh houses sanctioned for urban poor in 2,151 cities and towns so far
Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has sanctioned 1,00,537 more houses for urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Rs.4,200 cr taking the total investment so far approved to Rs.1,00,466 cr. This is 307% more than the investment approved of Rs.32,713 cr during 2004-14 for affordable housing in urban areas.
With the latest sanctions, the Ministry has so far approved construction of 18,75,389 houses for Economically Weaker Sections under PMAY(Urban) in 2,151 cities and towns in 34 States/UTs as against 13.80 lakh houses sanctioned during 2004-15 with an approved investment of Rs.32,009 cr.
The total investment approved so far includes central assistance of Rs.29,409 cr, assistance from State Governments and beneficiary contribution.
In the latest sanctions, Madhya Pradesh got 57,131 houses, Tamil Nadu-24,576, Manipur-6,231, Chattisgarh-4,898, Gujarat-4,261, Assam-2,389, Kerala-643, Jharkhand-331 and Daman & Diu-77.
With total houses sanctioned of 2,66,842, Madhya Pradesh has emerged the leader for the first time in approvals under PMAY(Urban) with a total investment of Rs.18,283 cr. Tamil Nadu is second with 2,52,532 houses with a total project cost of Rs.9,112 cr.
Of the total houses so far sanctioned, 10,65,058 were under the Beneficiary Led Construction component of PMAY(Urban) wherein beneficiaries undertake new construction or enhancement of existing houses for which central assistance of Rs.1.50 lakh each is provided. 5,87,115 have been sanctioned under Affordable Housing in Partnership under which state governments provide land/financial assistance for housing projects for which central assistance of Rs.1.50 lakh each is given per beneficiary.
Details of houses sanctioned and project investments approved in major States are:
State
|
No of affordable houses sanctionerd
|
Investment approved
(Rs. cr)
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2,66,842
|
18,283
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2,52,532
|
9,112
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1,95,047
|
10,697
|
Gujarat
|
1,48,948
|
9,772
|
Karnataka
|
1,46,548
|
6,288
|
West Bengal
|
1,44,369
|
5,870
|
Maharashtra
|
1,26,081
|
13,458
|
Bihar
|
88,293
|
3,909
|
Telangana
|
82,985
|
4,998
|
Jharkhand
|
64,898
|
2,423
|
Odisha
|
48,855
|
2,108
|
Tripura
|
45,908
|
1,264
|
Punjab
|
42,681
|
1,199
|
Rajasthan
|
37,856
|
2,646
|
Chattisgarh
|
34,973
|
2,962
|
Kerala
|
28,918
|
963
|
Assam
|
26,742
|
801
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
20,682
|
1,056
|
Manipur
|
15,979
|
414
|
Nagaland
|
13,560
|
335
|
Mizoram
|
10,459
|
219
|
Uttarakhand
|
7,904
|
510
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
6,243
|
292
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4,890
|
222
|
Haryana
|
4,299
|
338
|
Of the total houses sanctioned, construction has begun in respect of 6,89,829 and construction of 1,00,395 houses have been completed.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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