Ghaziabad development bodynot close to achieving PMAY target
Prime Minister NarendraModi’s ambitious affordable housing scheme seems to be a far-fetched dream, at least in Ghaziabad. Till March this year, Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has to get detailed project reports (DPR) for 13,000 affordable housing units under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana (PMAY) approved, but so far, not even 3,000 DPRs have been cleared. This is despite the state government being keen on showcasing the scheme as one of BJP’s major achievements in the run-up to the general elections. The target set for GDA is 13,500 affordable houses for 2018-19, 18,000 for the next financial year, and 4,500 in 2020-21, which add up to 36,000 units. “But as of now, we have still not cleared DPRs for even 3,000 units,” a GDA official.
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