2.35 lakh houses have been approved for construction under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) during the third meeting of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) held on 18^th June 2025 under the chairmanship of Shri Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

The meeting was attended by Shri Kuldip Narayan, Joint Secretary & Mission Director (JS&MD), Housing for All (HFA), Principal Secretaries from States/UTs, PMAY-U Mission Directors from different States/UTs and senior officials of the Ministry. The total houses approved are 2,34,864 in nine States namely, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

PMAY-U 2.0 is being implemented through four verticals – Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS). The houses approved in the CSMC meeting are under BLC and AHP verticals of the Scheme. So far, the total number of houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0 is 7,09,979.

During the meeting, Secretary, MoHUA directed the larger States to prepare affordable housing policy and bring the proposals under AHP vertical of PMAY-U 2.0. He added that States/UTs may study the affordable housing policy of the State of Maharashtra and adapt it according to their local requirements. States/UTs were also advised to identify and attach beneficiaries under the AHP vertical at initial phase of approval to avoid unoccupancy issues at a later stage.

Among the houses approved today under PMAY-U 2.0, more than 1.25 lakh houses have been sanctioned for the women alone, including single women and widows, ensuring empowerment of women. Meanwhile, 44 houses have been allotted to Transgenders. The scheme also promotes inclusiveness and social equity among different underprivileged groups with 42,400 houses allotted in name of for SC beneficiaries, 17,574 houses for ST beneficiaries and 1,13,414 for the OBC.

In today’s meeting, JS&MD, HFA advised the States/UTs to complete verification and attachment of beneficiaries of applications received on unified web portal of PMAY-U 2.0. He also asked the States/UTs to give priority to beneficiaries from the Special Focus Group.

Under PMAY-U 2.0, 1 crore families will be provided financial assistance to construct or purchase a pucca house in urban areas. The Scheme focusses on upliftment of poor and middle-class families by giving them secured houses to focus on the betterment of their lives. Individuals/families, who do not own a pucca house anywhere in the country, are eligible to purchase or construct a house under PMAY-U 2.0. Central Assistance of up to ₹2.50 lakh per housing unit is provided.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), launched in June 2015, was revamped and launched as PMAY-U 2.0. Under PMAY-U, more than 93.19 Lakh houses have already been constructed and delivered to beneficiaries. With launch of PMAY-U 2.0, additional 1 crore EWS/LIG/MIG families of urban India will be provided pucca houses.

Eligible individuals can apply for the Scheme directly through https://pmay-urban.gov.in/ or contact their ULB for assistance. For the AHP and BLC verticals, households with an annual income up to ₹3 Lakh will be eligible to avail the benefit of the Scheme, for the ISS vertical, households with an income up to ₹9 Lakh will be eligible. All eligible beneficiaries (including family members) should have an Aadhaar/Aadhaar Virtual ID integrated.

Concluding the meeting, Secretary, MoHUA emphasised that States/UTs should share their best practices on a national platform for cross-learning and adaptation by other States/UTs. He also advised the States/UTs to take a Transit Oriented Development (ToD) approach in larger cities and submit proposals under PMAY-U 2.0 around NAMO Bharat stations and metro stations

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