In-principle nod to construction of 89,000 rental houses: Maha

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today
said his government has given an in-principle approval for construction
of 89,000 houses under the rental housing scheme. Replying to a question
by NCP’s Vidya Chavan during the Question Hour on the proposed construction
of five lakh rental houses in Mumbai, he said that 37,000 houses were
currently under construction.

“It is an important scheme and a committee was constituted
under the chairmanship of Mumbai commissioner, which submitted its report
on January 6 and a review committee was set up in May, which has also
submitted its report. “While the construction of 37,000 houses is in
progress, the government has given in-principle approval to the construction
of another 89,000 houses,” Chavan added.