PM's Awaas Yojana to benefit 3,848 families in Puducherry
Prime Minister's Awaas yojana in Puducherry will benefit as many as 3,848 families belonging to the 'economically weaker sections'.
Puducherry, Mar 24: Puducherry Administration has drawn up plans to implement the Prime Minister Awaas yojana in the Union Territory during the current fiscal to cover as many as 3,848 families belonging to the 'economically weaker sections'.
Health and Housing Minister of Puducherry Malladi Krishna Rao told reporters on Friday that the Union Urban Development Ministry had approved allocation of Rs 46.92 crores for the housing scheme to benefit the urban poor in Puducherry and its outlying regions of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
The Ministry had released in the first instance Rs 18.76 crores to launch the massive housing scheme, he said.
While Puducherry government would provide a subsidy of Rs 1.5 lakh per house, the Centre would provide an equal amount.
He
said
that
families
belonging
to
scheduled
castes
would
be
covered
in
the
next
phase
and
the
administration
had
received
613
applications
from
the
poor
SC
families.
PTI