CURRENT AFFAIRS

2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved proposals for the construction of how many houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U)?
A
13, 455
B
16, 000
C
16, 488
D
17, 568
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: -Latest News on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana In the recently presented Union Budget 2023, the Indian government has given a huge push to the affordable housing under PMAY. The overall outlay on the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has been increased by Rs 79, 000 crore in the Union Budget 2023.

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

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