The government has identified 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of its ambitious 'Housing for All' scheme.<br/><br/>As many as 305 cities and towns have been identified in nine states for beginning of construction of houses for the urban poor under the scheme, said a senior Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Ministry official.<br/><br/>The HUPA Ministry would provide assistance of over 2 lakh crore rupees over the next six years for enabling two crore urban poor own their own houses.<br/><br/>The selected cities and towns are in Chhattisgarh 36, Gujarat 30, Jammu and Kashmir 19, Jharkhand 15, Kerala 15, Madhya Pradesh 74, Odisha 42, Rajasthan 40 and Telangana 34.<br/><br/>Under the 'Housing for All' initiative of the central government, named as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 25 this year, two crore houses are targeted to be built for the poor in urban areas by year 2022, coinciding with 75 years of Independence.<br/><br/>Besides these nines states, the official said, six more states have signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Ministry committing themselves to implement six mandatory reforms essential for making the housing mission in urban areas a success.<br/><br/>The states that have so far agreed to implement the mandatory reform measures are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttarakhand.<br/><br/><br/>

The government has identified 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of its ambitious 'Housing for All' scheme.<br/><br/>As many as 305 cities and towns have been identified in nine states for beginning of construction of houses for the urban poor under the scheme, said a senior Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Ministry official.<br/><br/>The HUPA Ministry would provide assistance of over 2 lakh crore rupees over the next six years for enabling two crore urban poor own their own houses.<br/><br/>The selected cities and towns are in Chhattisgarh 36, Gujarat 30, Jammu and Kashmir 19, Jharkhand 15, Kerala 15, Madhya Pradesh 74, Odisha 42, Rajasthan 40 and Telangana 34.<br/><br/>Under the 'Housing for All' initiative of the central government, named as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 25 this year, two crore houses are targeted to be built for the poor in urban areas by year 2022, coinciding with 75 years of Independence.<br/><br/>Besides these nines states, the official said, six more states have signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Ministry committing themselves to implement six mandatory reforms essential for making the housing mission in urban areas a success.<br/><br/>The states that have so far agreed to implement the mandatory reform measures are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttarakhand.<br/><br/><br/>