(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist): Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday that about 3.65 crore jobs will be created in the construction of houses sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). Speaking in a webinar organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Puri said that so far, 1.65 crore jobs have already been generated under PMAY (U). The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister said that the Ministry has sanctioned 1.07 crore houses against the demand of 1.12 crore and of these 67 lakh houses have been prepared for construction and 35 lakh houses have been distributed so far.
During the webinar on ‘Atmanibhar Bharat: Promotion of Steel Use in Housing and Construction and Aviation Sector’, Puri said that it is estimated that 158 lakh metric tonnes of steel and 692 lakh metric tonnes of cement were consumed in the construction of approved houses under the scheme. Will be. “An estimated 3.65 crore jobs will be created in the construction of all the sanctioned houses, out of which about 1.65 crore jobs have already been generated in the construction of houses built under PMAY (U),” he said. He also said that at present, about 700 km of metro network length is operational in 18 cities and about 900 km of the network is under construction in 27 cities.
The minister said that in Delhi-NCR alone, 378 km metro network is operational. He said that 40 percent of the country’s population or 600 million Indians are expected to live in urban centers by the year 2030, to meet the need of this growing urban population, India needs 600 to 800 million square meters of urban every year by 2030 Location has to be made.
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