First housing project on private land under Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana

First housing project on private land under Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana

Question:- The government aims to provide houses to all poor families under Pradhan mantra awas yojna by …
(a) 2020
(b) 2019
(c) 2021
(d) 2022
Answer:- (d)
Related facts:-

  • On July 25, 2017,the ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs approved construction of 30,000 affordable houses for urban poor on private land in Maharashtra, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
  • The government has also approved central assistance of Rs 450 crore.
  • This housing project was approved by an Inter-ministerial Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) meeting, Chaired by Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary (Housing & Urban Affairs) .
  • Raynagar Cooperative Housing Federation, Sholapur had submitted the project proposal to build 30,000 houses for its members comprising beedi and textile workers and other urban poor belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
  • State Government after due examination had accepted the project proposal and forwarded it to the Centre.
  • The State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee, set up under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)will oversee the implementation of the project.
  • The approval of this first housing project on private land is expected to trigger more such projects on private lands under the Affordable Housing Partnership (AHP) component of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).

Reference:
http://www.awasyojana.in/pmay-urban-center-approves-30000-houses-maharashtra/