Construction of 361 lakh houses under PMAY U approved
New Delhi Nov 24 PTI The Centre has approved the construction of 361 lakh houses in 17 states and union territories under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban taking the total number of houses sanctioned under the scheme to 114 crore a statement said on WednesdayThe approval was given by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee CSMC chaired by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra on TuesdayIn the statement the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that out ofthe 114 crore sanctioned houses over 89 lakh have been grounded for construction and 525 lakh completed and delivered to the beneficiariesIt stated that the secretary has asked states and union territories to resolve the issues without delay so that construction of houses can be expeditedThe total investment under the Mission is Rs 752 lakh crore with a central assistance of Rs 185 lakh crore the ministry said adding that so far Rs 113 lakh crore has already been releasedIn the meeting Mishra also laid renewed emphasis to accelerate housing construction and completion across the country within stipulated time under PMAY-U so that the goal of Housing for All by 2022 can be achieved statement statedAt the CSMC meeting an e-Finance module was also launched by the HUA secretary The e-Finance module has been integrated with all modules of the PMAY-U MIS system and designed developed within PMAY-U MIS System with the objective to provide unique platform to all stakeholders for disbursement of funds through direct benefit transfer mode and to validate beneficiaries it also stated PTI BUN DV DV
New Delhi Nov 24 PTI The Centre has approved the construction of 361 lakh houses in 17 states and union territories under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban taking the total number of houses sanctioned under the scheme to 114 crore a statement said on WednesdayThe approval was given by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee CSMC chaired by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra on TuesdayIn the statement the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that out ofthe 114 crore sanctioned houses over 89 lakh have been grounded for construction and 525 lakh completed and delivered to the beneficiariesIt stated that the secretary has asked states and union territories to resolve the issues without delay so that construction of houses can be expeditedThe total investment under the Mission is Rs 752 lakh crore with a central assistance of Rs 185 lakh crore the ministry said adding that so far Rs 113 lakh crore has already been releasedIn the meeting Mishra also laid renewed emphasis to accelerate housing construction and completion across the country within stipulated time under PMAY-U so that the goal of Housing for All by 2022 can be achieved statement statedAt the CSMC meeting an e-Finance module was also launched by the HUA secretary The e-Finance module has been integrated with all modules of the PMAY-U MIS system and designed developed within PMAY-U MIS System with the objective to provide unique platform to all stakeholders for disbursement of funds through direct benefit transfer mode and to validate beneficiaries it also stated PTI BUN DV DV
