Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), a total of 12,27,088 affordable houses for the Economically Weaker Sections in urban areas have been approved with Central assistance commitment of Rs.19,682 crore. This was stated by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Rao Inderjit Singh, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
The Minister further said that construction of 2,21,373 houses has started, of which 48,236 have been built.
State-wise approvals include: Andhra Pradesh (1,94,884), Gujarat (1,20,782), West Bengal (1,22,915), Maharashtra (1,18,252), Karnataka (82,964), Telangana (81,920), Madhya Pradesh (67,893), Bihar (63,017), Tamil Nadu (61,711), Odisha (46,798) and Tripura (45,905).
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