The dream of housing the poor will be fulfilled in UP, more than 63 thousand new houses approved in 55 districts

There is great news for thousands of families waiting for their houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Uttar Pradesh. The state government has approved the construction of 63,433 new houses in 225 municipal bodies of 55 districts under PM Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0. This will greatly help the economically weaker families living in cities and towns to fulfill their dream of having a permanent house.

Sealed in the state level committee meeting

On Monday, Chief Secretary S.P. This decision was taken in the meeting of the State Level Approval and Monitoring Committee held under the chairmanship of Goyal. In the meeting, the DPR of these houses was approved under the beneficiary based individual housing construction (BLC) component of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0. The government says that the objective of the scheme is to provide safe and permanent housing to the poor and low income group people.

Till now 3.68 lakh houses have been approved

After the new approval, the total number of houses sanctioned under PM Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 will increase to 3,68,138. The government believes that this will provide better living standards and safe housing to thousands of families in the state. Under the scheme, financial assistance for house construction is sent directly to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts.

There will be special focus on quality

This time the government has not only emphasized on increasing the number of houses but also on ensuring their quality. Under the new system, the second installment will be released only after checking the quality of the houses. For this, technical teams have been formed in the districts, which will inspect the construction work. If needed, help from government technical institutions and expert agencies will also be taken.

Construction work will be completed on time

In the meeting, officials were instructed to complete the affordable housing projects within the stipulated time. The government wants the beneficiaries to get their houses as soon as possible. Along with this, a system of third party monitoring is also being implemented to maintain transparency and quality in the construction work.

Poor families will get great support

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was started in the year 2015, the objective of which is to provide permanent houses to poor families. Lakhs of families have already been benefited through this scheme in Uttar Pradesh. Now after the approval of new houses, the needy people living in cities and small towns are expected to get great relief.