Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has launched a new rural housing project ‘Maha Awas Yojana’ under which 8.82 lakh rural houses will be constructed in 100 days’ period.
Maharashtra's Rural Development Department will undertake the project, which will also include toilets and other necessary amenities.
The cost of the project has been estimated to be around Rs 4,000 crore. In all, 8,82,135 houses are targeted to be constructed under this project by the end of February 2021.