MoHUA to Construct 56,368 Houses under PMAY-U

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved construction of 56,368 houses under PMAY-U at Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee Meeting. These houses are proposed to be constructed under various verticals of PMAY-U Mission.</span><span style="font-weight

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Published - Feb 25, 2021 3:42 AM

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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved construction of 56,368 houses under PMAY-U at Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee Meeting. These houses are proposed to be constructed under various verticals of PMAY-U Mission. Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) urged the States/UTs to ensure 100% completion and delivery of PMAY-U houses to all its eligible beneficiaries within the mission period. The participating States/UTs were also directed to use the online mechanism (MIS) for proper implementation and monitoring of the Mission. The progress of Light House Projects (LHPs) and Demonstration Housing Projects (DHPs) was also reviewed by Secretary, MoHUA. The foundation stones of the LHPs were laid by the Prime Minister on January 1, 2021. The houses under LHPs are being constructed at Lucknow, Ranchi, Rajkot, Agartala, Chennai and Indore.To promote these LHP sites as Live Laboratories for transfer of technology to the field, the Ministry has initiated an Online Enrolment Drive for Technograhis to encourage large scale citizen participation and create technical awareness, on-site learning, find ideas for solutions, experimentation and encouraging innovation. Construction of PMAY-U houses are in various stages. As of now, more than 73 Lakh houses have been grounded and nearly 43 Lakh have been completed.