Govt to name its urban housing mission after Sardar Patel

With an aim to provide housing for all by 2022, the government will soon launch an urban housing mission named after Sardar Patel by merging and improving existing housing schemes. ‘Our prime minister has given a clarion call to provide housing for all by 2022. This will be the time when India will be celebrating its platinum jubilee of Independence,’ Housing and Poverty Alleviation minister Venkaiah Naidu said. To achieve the objective, the government is shortly going to launch a comprehensive programme named ‘Sardar Patel National Housing Mission’ by merging and improving existing urban housing schemes, he said.