Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to build 2,052 more houses in Jammu district under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), said officials.
To be implemented by 2022, the PMAY envisages providing central assistance to urban local bodies and other agencies through states and union territories for rehabilitation of slum dwellers, using land as a resource through private participation.
Giving details of the decision, officials said under phase one of the PMAY scheme, 1,059 houses have been approved for construction in Jammu and R S Pura tehsil.
Of these, 684 houses have been geo-tagged, while the construction of 542 has been started. (PTI)
