Delhi: The Minister of state for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu on Thursday in parliament said that around 1.19 crore houses have been sanctioned out of 1.14 crores, have been grounded and 88.32 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries including homeless across the country, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) in the country.
In another reply the Minister said that the High-Level Committee of reputed urban planners, urban economists, and institutions was constituted by MoHUA on May 31, 2022, to make recommendations on urban sector policies, capacity building, planning, implementation and governance.
The committee expired on July 3, 2024 was asked to study urban planning scenarios in states/cities with identification of gaps and suggestions of short and long term solutions.
The minister informed parliament that the committee report also gave the innovative ideas and technological intervention of urban planning to enable cities to become ‘engines of economic growth and innovation’ and facilitate cities to become sustainable based on the carrying capacity of ecosystem support.
The minister said the MoHUA is implementing Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), under which there is a Sub-Scheme on Formulation of GIS-based Master plans for AMRUT cities. The Sub-Scheme aims at geo database creation and formulation of GIS-based Master Plans.