Universal housing

'Over 30 lakh houses sanctioned for urban poor since June 2015'

Over 30 lakh houses have been sanctioned since June 2015 under the Union government's flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY [U]), Union Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in New Delhi on Friday.

The minister said more than 4 lakh houses had already been constructed.

Speaking at the launch of a national workshop on the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) and the Swachh Bharat Mission, Puri said more than 15 lakh houses of those that have been sanctioned are in various stages of construction.

"Since the launch of the PMAY (U) on June 25, 2015, the government has sanctioned a total of 30.76 lakh houses across all verticals. Currently, 15.65 lakh houses have been grounded and are at various stages of construction and about 4.13 lakh houses have been constructed since the launch of the mission," he said.

The minister said the requirement for urban housing has been pegged at 12 million (1.2 crore), and the government is pursuing reforms such as stamp duty exemption and single window clearance to ease the housing process.

The workshop was held to deliberate on the 'bottlenecks and roadblocks,' which are 'impeding the progress' of projects related to 'on location' (in-site) slum rehabilitation and affordable housing in partnership.

The government's 'housing for all' scheme is divided into two components, the other being PMAY (Rural).

As per the 2011 census, 13.92 million households live in 33,510 slums across the country.

The target of the PMAY (U) scheme is 'essentially the urban poor' through in situ rehabilitation along with an assistance of Rs 100,000 per house.

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