The decision was taken at the 54th Meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) under PMAY-U held here. The meeting was attended by 13 states and the Union Territories (UTs). This was the first CSMC meeting during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
June 09, 2021
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Total investment under the mission is ₹7.35-lakh cr including Central assistance of ₹1.81 lakh cr of which ₹96,067 cr of funds have been released
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved 708 proposals for construction of 3.61 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U). The decision was taken at the 54th Meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC). These houses are proposed to be constructed across Beneficiary Led Construction and Affordable Housing in Partnership verticals.
This is the first CSMC meeting during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic and was attended by 13 States/UTs. “The demand for sanction has saturated in all States/UTs. Utilisation of unused funds and ensuring completion of the projects within stipulated time is our prime focus now,” said Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA.
India News: NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a memorandum of cooperation with Japan in the field of sustainable urban development which is expec.
The MoC is expected to create employment opportunities in the areas of sustainable urban development. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a memorandum of cooperation with Japan in the field of sustainable urban development which is expected to create employment opportunities.
According to an official statement, the memorandum of cooperation (MoC) will be signed between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan in supersession of an existing MoU of 2007 on urban development.
The MoC is expected to create employment opportunities in the areas of sustainable urban development, including urban planning, smart cities development, affordable housing, urban flood management, sewerage and waste water management, urban transport – including intelligent transport management system – transit-oriented development and multimodal integration and disaster resilient development.
The report cited that these employment opportunities so far were created through forward and backward linkages across 21 sectors. Besides, the report said that these sectors include 250 auxiliary industries like steel, brick kilns, cement, paint, hardware and sanitary amongst others. In terms of stakeholder impact, the report pointed out that PMAY has benefited nearly 5.8 lakh senior citizens, 2 lakh construction workers, 1.5 lakh domestic workers and 1.5 lakh artisans.