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The government has sanctioned over 2.17 lakh houses for urban poor in six states, including Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Assam, taking the total tally to about 26 lakh under the Centre’s housing scheme. An official release today said in the latest sanctions, Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has given nod to over 1.20 lakh more houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) to Andhra Pradesh, followed by Uttar Pradesh 41,173, Assam 16,700, Gujarat 15,222, Jharkhand 14,017 and Maharashtra 9,894. With this, the total houses sanctioned under the scheme increased to over 26.13 lakh with a total investment of around Rs 1.39 lakh crore. Central assistance of Rs 40,597 crore has been approved for construction of these houses. The 10 states–Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, K...

The central government is spending huge amounts to modernize infrastructure, particularly in the railways sector to push growth, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said today. He said the government will invest more in railways this year as compared to the previous years. “Railways used to put Rs 30,000- Rs 40,000 crore in a year into railway infrastructure…We increase the investment to Rs 1 lakh crore. Last year, it was Rs 1.21 lakh crore and this year, it will be definitely higher…almost Rs 3 lakh crore has been invested in the span of two-and-half years,” he said. These investments are in addition to whatever the ministry allocates out of the budget and by giving contracts to different agencies, the minister said. He said these huge investments in infrastructure and the new indir...

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Modi Govt sanctions over 2.17 lakh houses for Urban Poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Government of India has increased investment in railways, infrastructure: Suresh Prabhu