Ministry of Rural Development
Modi government's historic move to provide 3 lakh permanent houses to Andhra Pradesh; Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Shri Chandrababu Naidu sound the clarion call for massive development from Burripalem
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Source-grounded summary
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu launched a project to provide 3 lakh permanent houses at a cost of ₹3,600 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin 2.0) in Burripalem village, Guntur district. Additionally, the foundation stone was laid for a pilot project involving the country's first 3D construction technology for housing. The event also highlighted ongoing central assistance for Amaravati as a permanent capital, the Polavaram project, agricultural support under PM-Kisan combined with 'Annadata Sukhi Bhava', and women's empowerment initiatives targeting 'Lakhpati Didis'.