The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has sanctioned 2,17,900 more houses for six states, taking the total houses sanctioned so far to 26 lakh with a total investment of Rs 1.4 lakh crore. Central assistance of Rs 40,597 crore has been approved for construction of these houses.

In the latest sanctions, Andhra Pradesh has received 1,20,894 more affordable houses followed by Uttar Pradesh with 41,173, Assam-16,700, Gujarat-15,222, Jharkhand-14,017 and Maharashtra-9,894, says a ministry statement.

Andhra Pradesh is far ahead of others in sanctions under PMAY (Urban) accounting for 20.71 percent of all the houses sanctioned so far.

These 10 states account for 82 percent of the total 26,13,568 houses so far sanctioned under PMAY(Urban).

With the latest sanctions, of the 36 states and union territories, all except Delhi, Chandigarh, Goa and Lakshadweep have got houses sanctioned under PMAY(Urban).

S.No State No of affordable Houses sanctioned Total investment Approved (Rs. Cr) Central Assistance Approved (Rs. Cr) 1 Andhra Pradesh 5,41,300 31,056 8,138 2 Tamil Nadu 3,35,039 11,987 5,090 3 Madhya Pradesh 2,87,101 19,502 4,415 4 Karnataka 2,03,260 9,282 3,345 5 Gujarat 1,72,816 11,497 2,493 6 West Bengal 1,44,904 5,920 2,186 7 Maharashtra 1,44,165 15,868 2,244 8 Uttar Pradesh 1,20,028 4,767 1,959 9 Jharkhand 95,742 3,561 1,474 10 Bihar 88,375 3,915 1,454

Top 10 states that have been sanctioned houses under PMAY (Urban)