New Delhi: Hardeep S Puri, Minister of State(I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs has informed that out of a validated demand of 1.12 Cr houses in urban areas, 1 Cr houses have already been sanctioned. Further, a total of 57 Lakh houses are in various stages of construction of which, nearly 30 Lakh houses have been completed.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), [PMAY (U)], is one of the largest affordable housing programmes in the world.
According to the report released by the Minister, Andhra Pradesh leads the list of states where 20 lakh houses have been sanctioned and Uttar Pradesh is second with 15.54 lakh houses.
The Minister asserted that there has been development in UP after Yogi government came into power while Delhi has not sent a single proposal ever since the scheme was launched in 2015.