Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government will construct 37,513 houses in phases for the people belonging to weaker sections of the society in the State, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here on Tuesday.

These houses will be constructed by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and 15,311 of them will be raised during the current financial year at the cost of Rs 460 crore, he added.

Mr. Hooda said the tender for the same has already been issued.

He said 7,352 such houses are already under construction at Ambala, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Panchkula.