Tenali, Oct. 4 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, along with Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan, laid the foundation for the construction of 3 lakh houses across the state under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) 2.0 at Burripalem in Tenali constituency on Sunday.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said the hundred per cent housing programme will be achieved by 2029. He said the Centre had initially sanctioned only 75,000 houses to Andhra Pradesh under the regular quota. However, following a special request, the Union Government had sanctioned 3 lakh houses.

He said Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had agreed to sanction another 3 lakh houses as soon as the current batch w...