September 16, 2026 6:27 PM

PMAY-U: Over 1 Crore Urban Houses Completed and Delivered to Beneficiaries

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) has emerged as a major urban housing initiative aimed at providing affordable, pucca houses with basic civic amenities to eligible households across the country. According to the government, 1.25 crore houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0 as of August 9, 2026, with more than 1 crore houses completed and delivered to beneficiaries. Launched in June 2015, PMAY-U focuses on the housing needs of urban households, particularly those...

June 19, 2025 12:11 PM

2.35 lakh houses approved under PMAY-Urban 2.0 in third CSMC meeting

Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) on Wednesday approved the construction of 2.35 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0). The meeting was chaired by Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).   A total of 2,34,864 houses have been sanctioned across nine states—Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. These houses fall under the Beneficiary...

March 21, 2025 4:13 PM

Centre approves construction of over 3.53 lakh houses under PMAY-U 2.0

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved the construction of over 3.53 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0). The decision was taken during the first meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) chaired by MoHUA Secretary Srinivas Katikithala on Thursday. According to the ministry, a total of 3,52,915 houses have been sanctioned under the Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) and Affordable Housing in Partnership (AH...