India, Oct. 17 -- The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has approved the construction of an additional 1.41 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0, taking the total number of sanctioned dwelling units under the scheme to over 10 lakh.
In a statement, the ministry said the decision was taken at a meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) chaired by Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Srinivas Katikithala on Wednesday.
The latest approvals cover 14 States and Union Territories - Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Haryana, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The HUA ministry said it has encour...