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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban
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On October 5, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually handed over keys to 75,000 beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Urban in 75 districts of the state while inaugurating the three-day Amrit Mahotsav program of Independence in Lucknow.
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- Along with this, the Prime Minister also released the coffee table book of 75 successful projects of 10 smart cities of the state and digitally inaugurated the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chair at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University.
- Earlier, the Prime Minister inaugurated the New Urban Conclave and visited 75 housing technology exhibitions on the theme of New Urban India.
- He flagged off 75 electric buses for seven cities of the state.
- During the programme, the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 75 projects costing Rs 4,737 crore. He dedicated 15 development projects worth Rs 1,537.02 crore and 17 drinking water projects worth Rs 502.24 crore under Pradhan Mantri AMRUT Mission to the people and laid the foundation stone for 30 development projects worth Rs 1,256.22 crore and 13 projects worth Rs 1,441.70 crore.
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