CHENNAI: Edappadi K Palaniswami, Chief Minister (CM), Government of Tamil Nadu said that Tamil Nadu is the most urbanised state of India with almost 48.45 per cent of the population living in urban areas. He added that more than 14 lakh people are living in urban slums and ‘Tamil Nadu Vision 2023’ was launched by CM Jayalalithaa, Former CM, to address their difficulties.
Palaniswami thanked Government of India for the sanction of 31,62,720 storeyed tenements and 3,42,769 individual houses with a total cost of Rs 27,000 crore. The per unit cost of houses is Rs 1.20 lakh which includes Rs 72,000 from the central government and Rs 48,000 from the state government. In addition to this, state government will grant Rs 23,000 in wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the beneficiary towards construction of toilets.
O Paneerselvam, Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu and Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu also attended the virtual event. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, government of India also laid the foundation of LHPs (Light House Projects) in Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.