Construction of 16,488 houses approved under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban

                Construction of 16,488 houses have been approved under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) at the 55th meeting of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC). 
The houses are proposed to be constructed under Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC) and Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) verticals of PMAY-U.

“The demand for sanction has saturated in all States/UTs and work should be done expeditiously towards completing all the projects within stipulated time,” said Durga Shanker Mishra, 
Secretary, MoHUA while chairing the meeting. Construction of PMAY-U houses is in various stages. With this, the total number of sanctioned houses under PMAY-U is now 113.06 Lakh; 
of which 85.65 Lakh have been grounded for construction and more than 51 Lakh have been completed and delivered to the beneficiaries.

The total investment under the mission is Rs 7.39 lakh crore with a central assistance of Rs 1.82 lakh crore. So far, Rs 1,06,390 crore of funds have already been released under the 
mission. The approval for proposals under Model-2 of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) was also reviewed by Secretary, MoHUA, with 5 states - Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, 
Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.

A total of 59,350 units, including single bedroom/double bedroom units and dormitory beds, have been approved for urban migrants/ poor, involving a Technology Innovation Grant (TIG) 
of over Rs 135 crore. ARHCs, a sub-scheme under PMAY-U, provides ease of living to urban migrants/poor in industrial sector as well as in non-formal urban economy to get access to 
dignified affordable rental housing close to their workplace.

With respect to Light House Projects (LHPs), Secretary, MoHUA, said that the States/ UTs should encourage registration of stakeholders as Technograhis in large numbers so that they 
get to learn about globally innovative technologies and adapt their use in Indian context across the nation.

Source: The Economic Times