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42K families in 28 Haryana cities to benefit under PMAY

| | Chandigarh | in Chandigarh

Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain on Wednesday said the Central Government had approved an action plan to cover 42,804 families in the state’s 28 cities under the PMAY (Urban) scheme.

The minister, during a meeting here, also said that in the first phase 24,221 families would benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme.

She said the action plan for another 19 cities is also being prepared and it would be soon sent to the central government for approval, adding that people residing in slums in Faridabad would also be allotted houses under the JNNURM.