IANS
NEW DELHI, March 23
One crore houses will be built with the government’s committed financial assistance for India’s rural poor over the next three years, as part of its ambitious programme to provide shelter for all by 2022 -- the 75th year of India’s Independence.
Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced the “very important decision” after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The minister said that 2.95 crore houses will be built by 2022 and for this a financial assistance of up to Rs.1.30 lakh will be provided to each homeless family in rural areas of the country.The measure is part of the government’s rural housing scheme -- Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin -- for construction of brick and mortar houses for all houseless and households living in temporary shelters. The houses will also be provided with basic amenities like electricity and water at cheaper rates.
