The government has identified 305 cities and towns across _______ states for implementation of its ambitious 'Housing for All' scheme.

The correct answer is nine.

Key Points

• The government has identified 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of its ambitious 'Housing for All' scheme.
• From smart cities to affordable housing for all, the Government has embarked on yet another on its pet projects, that of 'housing for all' by 2022.
• The government has identified 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of its ambitious 'Housing for All' scheme.
• These cities and towns are spread across nine of the 15 states that have signed memoranda of agreement (MoA) with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation for the programme.
• The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry would provide assistance of over Rs 2 lakh crore over the next six years for enabling two crore urban poor own their own houses.
• The selected cities and towns are in Chhattisgarh (36 cities/ towns), Gujarat (30), Jammu and Kashmir (19), Jharkhand (15), Kerala (15), Madhya Pradesh (74), Odisha (42), Rajasthan (40) and Telangana (34).
• The other states that have signed the MoA include Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand.