Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said, it would be mandatory for houses built in urban areas under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, to be registered in the name of a woman alone or jointly with a man.<br/><br/>Mr Naidu, who also holds the Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation portfolio, said in a tweet message, since construction of two crore houses for urban poor is being envisaged to address housing shortage, as many poor urban women stand to benefit under this scheme.<br/><br/>Till last month, the government had approved a total investment of Rs. 43,922 crore for construction of 6,83,724 houses for urban poor under the scheme with central assistance commitment of Rs. 10,050 crore.<br/><br/>Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) launched in June last year, two crore houses for urban poor is to be built by 2022.