Over 3 crore houses built under Awas Yojana, PM Modi calls it 'a symbol of women empowerment'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the completion of 3 crore ‘pucca’ houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for the poor and said that the houses have also become the “symbol of women empowerment”.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “We have made an important step in our resolve to provide pucca house to every poor of the country. The construction of more than three crore houses has been possible only with the participation of the people. These houses with basic facilities have also become a symbol of women’s empowerment today.”

देश के हर गरीब को पक्का मकान देने के संकल्प में हमने एक अहम पड़ाव तय कर लिया है। जन-जन की भागीदारी से ही तीन करोड़ से ज्यादा घरों का निर्माण संभव हो पाया है। मूलभूत सुविधाओं से युक्त ये घर आज महिला सशक्तिकरण का प्रतीक भी बन चुके हैं। pic.twitter.com/6jmMcMs21J

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 8, 2022

Under the PM Awas Yojana (rural), the construction of 2.52 crore houses has been completed. Amount of Rs 1.95 lakh crore was sanctioned for this.

As many as 58 lakh houses have been constructed under the PM Awas Yojana (urban) so far. An amount of Rs 1.18 lakh crore was sanctioned for the purpose.

Every house comes with basic facilities including the gas connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, water connection and electricity.

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