<span style="color: #222222;">Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has approved the construction of two lakh 42 thousand houses in six states under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). These states are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The approval was given in the 60th Meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee held in New Delhi.<br />''<br />''The houses are proposed to be constructed under Beneficiary-Led Construction, Affordable Housing in Partnership and In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation verticals of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The total number of sanctioned houses under the Mission is now over one crore 17 lakh, out of which around 95 Lakh have been grounded for construction. The Ministry said, around 56 lakh houses have been completed and delivered to the beneficiaries. The total investment under the Mission is seven lakh 70 thousand crore rupees.</span><br />