New Delhi : Centre has sanctioned 84 thousand 460 more affordable houses for five States under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Over three thousand crore rupees will be invested for these houses and out of this one thousand 256 crore rupees has been approved.

Over 47 thousand houses has been sanctioned for West Bengal, around 15 thousand for Punjab, 12 thousand for Jharkhand, six thousand for Kerala, While Manipur for the first time has got 3,090 houses.

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry in a release said, each eligible beneficiary belonging to economically weaker sections in urban areas will be provided one lakh 50 thousand rupees for expansion and upgradation of existing house. With these approvals, 10 lakh 95 thousand 804 affordable houses have been approved during the last one year under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.