The government on Tuesday announced central assistance of Rs 2.2 lakh crore over the next five years to meet housing requirement of 1 crore urban poor and middle class families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas YojanaUrban and proposed interest subsidy to provide loans at affordable rates.
In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “Under the PM Awas Yojana Urban 2.0, housing needs of 1 crore urban poor and middle-class families will be addressed with an investment of Rs 10 lakh crore.”
“This will include the central assistance of Rs 2.2 lakh crore in the next 5 years,” she added.
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