Tripura awarded as best performing state in PMAY-Unban category

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Oct 20, 2022

Agartala, Oct 20 (FD) Tripura has been awarded as the best performing state along with four other states at the all-India level under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana-Urban category for this year.

Tripura had received same award in the PM Awas Yojana Rural category earlier this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the award to Tripura Urban Development Department Secretary Kiran Gitte on October 19 in Rajkot, Gujarat.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha in a social media post congratulated all the people of the state on receiving this award.

He mentioned, total 87,226 houses have been approved under PMAY-U in 28 Municipal areas of Tripura as per 6 DPRs. Among them, works for 70,640 houses have started while 53,302 houses have already been completed. The Construction of 33,924 houses will be completed by 31st March, 2023.

On behalf of the state, Kiran Gitte, IAS and secretary urban development received the award from the Prime Minister.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs department has also awarded four other states such as Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in the same category. FD PD JK