Govt builds 10 lakh houses

Around 1,017,423 houses have so far been built for urban poor under different housing schemes such as the 2005-06 Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) launched in 2013-14, as against total 1,392,589 houses sanctioned. The housing components of JNNURM include Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) implemented in 943 cities and towns, while RAY is being implemented in another 122 cities and towns. Contact: Government of India. Website: www.india.gov.in