An amount of Rs 1,188.28 crores has been approved for building 36,177 houses following an announcement by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to prvide well-equipped 'pucca' dwellings to the urban poor and homeless in the state.
The approval was given at a meeting of the State Level Sanction and Monitoring Committee chaired by Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain on Thursday, an official statement said.
Urban Administration and Development Minister Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya has thanked Baghel for the sanction of funds.
Of the total, Rs 1,066.18 crores have been sanctioned for construction of 34,308 houses under 138 projects of various urban bodies under "More Zameer-Mor Makaan". Another 1,869 houses will come up under a project of the Raipur Development Authority.
Under this scheme, the government is taking steps to improve the lives of poor homeless people of urban areas and bring about a change in their social and economic condition.