Affordable housing remains a big focus
The government has proposed to construct 1 crore houses for the homeless by 2019.
Big push for the hosuing sector, post demonetisation.
The PM Awas Yojana allocation has
been raised to Rs 23,000 crore, from Rs 15,000 crore.
The rural push in Budget 2017 has been lauded
The finance minister also said, “Mission Antyodaya will bring 1 crore households out of poverty and will make 50,000 Gram Panchayats poverty-free.”