Taking steps to provide house to every poor: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the government was taking important steps to provide pucca houses to every poor in the country.

In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi shared that more than three crore houses have been built under the PM Awas Yojana.

Narendra Modi also informed that all houses were equipped with basic necessities and have become the symbol of women's empowerment. "Construction of three crore houses have been possible only with the public participation," he said.

According to information shared by the Prime Minister, a total of 2,52 crore houses were constructed under PM Awas Yojana (rural) and 58 lakh under PM Awas Yojana (urban).

For PM Awas Yojana (rural), the Centre has provided assistance of Rs 1.95 lakh crore till now and gas connections under the Ujjawala scheme.

The Central assistance of Rs 1.18 lakh crore has been provided under the PM Awas Yojana (urban).

Highlights of PM Awas Yojana are that the owner is given the name of a woman member or jointly, and each house has water, power, toilet and gas connection. (IANS)

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