More than 2.3 million farmers and herdsmen in the Tibet autonomous region have moved into new homes thanks to an eight-year housing project that was completed in 2013.

Lobsang Jamcan, chairman of the Tibet regional government, told the region's people's congress on Friday that the 27.35 billion yuan ($4.51 billion) project has benefited 2.3 million people in 460,000 households.

The number of permanent residents in Tibet is 3 million, according to a 2010 census.