CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In August 2020, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry approved the construction of how many houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)?
A
9.45 lakh
B
12.28 lakh
C
15.88 lakh
D
10.28 lakh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Financial assistance is being provided for the construction of 122.69 lakh sanctioned houses under the scheme.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is an initiative by the Government of India in which affordable housing will be provided to the urban poor with a target of building 2 crore (20 million) affordable houses by 31 March 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Launched on June 25, 2015, the PMAY Urban mission aims to end housing shortage in India’s urban areas, by ensuring a pucca house to all eligible households by 2022, when India completes 75 years of its independence. All in all, the government plans to build 20 million homes under the PMAY-U mission.

Detailed explanation-4: -2.2 The Mission will support construction of houses upto 30 square meter carpet area with basic civic infrastructure.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to distribute 90, 000 TIDCO houses in AP to the beneficiaries.

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