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Centre okays building of over 90,000 houses under PMAY

The central assistance for construction of these houses would be to the tune of Rs 1,188 crore.

New Delhi: The Centre approved construction of over 90,000 more affordable houses for the urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Rs 5,590 crore.

The central assistance for construction of these houses would be to the tune of Rs 1,188 crore.

"The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation today approved construction of 90,095 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Rs 5,590 crore and central assistance of Rs 1,188 crore," an official release said.

So far, construction of 16,51,687 affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor has been sanctioned under PMAY (Urban) with total investment of Rs 89,072 crore and central assistance of Rs 25,819 crore.