AMC Builds 46,000+ Affordable Homes in Ahmedabad; 33K More Under Construction

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has completed and inaugurated 46,384 housing units for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Low-Income Groups (LIG) under various housing and slum rehabilitation schemes, while construction of several thousand additional units is underway, according to a press note.

Under the Mukhyamantri Gruh Yojana (Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme), AMC, through its Housing and Slum Networking Project, has completed and inaugurated 5,158 EWS housing units and 4,985 LIG units. Additionally, 3,467 housing units have been completed under the Regulations for Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of Slum Dwellers–2010.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), the civic body has completed and inaugurated 19,465 EWS housing units. Another 10,808 housing units have been completed under the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme–2013, along with 2,501 LIG housing units.

Meanwhile, construction is underway on 13,163 EWS housing units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) and 18,470 units under the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme–2013. Work is also in progress on 1,640 LIG housing units.

Furthermore, tenders have been invited for approximately 8,775 housing units for EWS and LIG beneficiaries and those covered under the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme–2013. These projects are at various stages of the tendering and implementation process.

The initiatives are aimed at expanding affordable housing facilities for economically weaker sections and low-income families in Ahmedabad. DeshGujarat