SME Times News Bureau | 25 Jun, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday
said that the government has ushered a new paradigm in development and "no
stone will be left unturned to fulfil the dream of housing for all".
In a tweet, Modi said, "Four years ago today we started
important initiatives PM Awas Yojana, AMRUT, Smart Cities with the aim of
#TransformingUrbanLandscape in India."
He claimed that the infrastructure initiatives have not only
helped the nation to usher in a new paradigm of urban development "but
have also transformed crores of lives".
Elaborating, he said: "These initiatives have seen record
investment, speed, use of technology and public participation."
He emphasized that the government had an incremental view on
further improving the urban infrastructure and no stone will be left unturned
in this pursuit, "which will give wings to crores of aspirations".
The BJP said separately that a total investment of Rs 4.83
lakh crore was made for construction sector in projects under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana during 2015-19.
The Centre approved assistance accounted for Rs 1.26 lakh
crore, it tweeted.
Under the scheme, 26 lakh houses have been completed, 81 lakh
have been approved for construction and 13 lakh houses were being built using
new technologies.
The BJP said that PM Awas Yojana had recorded a massive
success over its predecessor, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
Under the Smart Cities initiative, the BJP said, the
government had promoted citizen friendly infrastructure - 897 projects in 72
cities. Another 1,896 projects were under implementation in 95 cities.