PM Narendra Modi declared the completion of 3 crore pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) for the poor and said that the houses have also become the symbol of women empowerment.

“We have made an important step to provide pucca houses to every poor of the country. The construction of more than three crore houses has been possible only with the participation of the people. These houses come with basic facilities including the gas connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, water connection and electricity,” PM Modi said on Twitter.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), the construction of 2.52 crore houses has been completed. For this, the amount of Rs 1.95 lakh crore was approved. And as many as 58 lakh houses have been constructed under the PM Awas Yojana (Urban). An amount of Rs 1.18 lakh crore was allotted for the same.