The Central Government has sanctioned 1,93,521 additional houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) across 11 states, taking the total number of houses approved under the scheme to 20.80 lakh.
The approvals were granted at the 10th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), held in New Delhi on October 16 under the chairmanship of Satendra Singh, Secretary in the Department of Urban Development, according to a Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs release reported by DD India.
Uttar Pradesh received the largest share of the new approvals at 73,182 houses, followed by Bihar with 52,866, Telangana with 18,120, West Bengal with 16,559 and Gujarat with 14,290. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Mizoram and Sikkim received the remaining allocations. The newly sanctioned houses fall under the Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) and Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) verticals and are meant for eligible urban families in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS).
Focus on women-led ownership
The scheme continues to prioritise women-led development: of the 20.80 lakh houses sanctioned so far, 20.16 lakh — about 97 per cent — have been allotted to women under individual or joint ownership. In addition, 1.81 lakh houses have been sanctioned for senior citizens, 3.61 lakh for Scheduled Caste beneficiaries, 1.06 lakh for Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries and 9.14 lakh for Other Backward Classes beneficiaries.
Scheme at a glance
Launched in September 2024, PMAY-U 2.0 aims to provide financial assistance of up to Rs 2.50 lakh per family to one crore additional urban poor and middle-class families to construct or purchase a pucca house. It covers eligible EWS, Low Income Group and Middle Income Group households with an annual household income of up to Rs 9 lakh. The committee also discussed measures to speed up implementation, including timely approvals and stronger monitoring of benefit delivery.
Across both phases of the programme, the government has sanctioned more than 1.27 crore houses, of which 1.01 crore have been completed.
Sources: DD India — PMAY-U 2.0: Over 1.93 Lakh Additional Houses Approved
The approvals were granted at the 10th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), held in New Delhi on October 16 under the chairmanship of Satendra Singh, Secretary in the Department of Urban Development, according to a Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs release reported by DD India.
Uttar Pradesh received the largest share of the new approvals at 73,182 houses, followed by Bihar with 52,866, Telangana with 18,120, West Bengal with 16,559 and Gujarat with 14,290. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Mizoram and Sikkim received the remaining allocations. The newly sanctioned houses fall under the Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) and Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) verticals and are meant for eligible urban families in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS).
Focus on women-led ownership
The scheme continues to prioritise women-led development: of the 20.80 lakh houses sanctioned so far, 20.16 lakh — about 97 per cent — have been allotted to women under individual or joint ownership. In addition, 1.81 lakh houses have been sanctioned for senior citizens, 3.61 lakh for Scheduled Caste beneficiaries, 1.06 lakh for Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries and 9.14 lakh for Other Backward Classes beneficiaries.
Scheme at a glance
Launched in September 2024, PMAY-U 2.0 aims to provide financial assistance of up to Rs 2.50 lakh per family to one crore additional urban poor and middle-class families to construct or purchase a pucca house. It covers eligible EWS, Low Income Group and Middle Income Group households with an annual household income of up to Rs 9 lakh. The committee also discussed measures to speed up implementation, including timely approvals and stronger monitoring of benefit delivery.
Across both phases of the programme, the government has sanctioned more than 1.27 crore houses, of which 1.01 crore have been completed.
Sources: DD India — PMAY-U 2.0: Over 1.93 Lakh Additional Houses Approved
