The Union Government has approved about Rs 25,000 Crore investment for urban infrastructure in Karnataka since last three years. Union Minister for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu will review progress of implementation of new urban missions in the State tomorrow. <br/><br/>Ministers of Urban Development and Housing, Chief Secretary of Karnataka and senior officials of central and State Governments would be attending the meeting to be held in Bengaluru. <br/><br/>Under different new urban missions launched during the last three years, central government approved an investment of about Rs 25,000 crore for improving urban infrastructure in Karnataka with central assistance of about Rs 9,000 Crore. <br/><br/>Under Smart City Mission, six cities of Karnataka have been included of which five cities viz., Davangere, Belgavi, Shivamogga, Mangaluru and Hubbali-Dharwad have been selected for financing smart city plans of respective cities in two rounds of competition so far held. <br/><br/>Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Centre has approved a total investment of Rs.4,971 crore with central assistance of Rs. 2,319 crore for improving basic urban infrastructure in 27 mission cities. Badami is among the 12 cities in the country in Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY). <br/><br/>An investment of Rs.22.26 Crore is envisaged for improving heritage related infrastructure in Badami. Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), construction of 1,46,548 affordable houses for urban poor in Karnataka has so far been approved by the centre with an investment of Rs.6,288 crore for which central assistance of Rs. 2,492 crore has been approved.<br/>