A total of 97.02 lakh houses have been completed and delivered to beneficiaries under urban housing schemes implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Parliament was informed.
In written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal informed that 122.28 lakh houses have been sanctioned nationwide, including 10.66 lakh units under PMAY-Urban 2.0, based on project proposals submitted by states and Union Territories.
Of the sanctioned houses, 114.84 lakh have been grounded, while over 97 lakh have already been handed over to beneficiaries.
“Based on the project proposal submitted by States/Union Territories (UTs), a total of 122.28 lakh houses, including 10.66 lakh under PMAY-U 2.0, have been sanctioned under the schemes by the Ministry…Out of which, 114.84 lakh houses have been grounded and 97.02 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries,” the minister said.
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The housing initiatives are being implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), which was launched in June 2015 with the objective of providing all-weather pucca houses with basic civic amenities to eligible urban beneficiaries across the country.
Building on the experience of PMAY-U, the ministry launched PMAY-U 2.0 ‘Housing for All Mission’, with effect from 1 September 2024, targeting the construction, purchase and rental of affordable homes for an additional 1 crore beneficiaries over the next five years.
PMAY-U 2.0 is being implemented through four verticals – Beneficiary Led Construction, Affordable Housing in Partnership, Affordable Rental Housing, and the Interest Subsidy Scheme – allowing states flexibility in addressing diverse urban housing needs.
The ministry also highlighted that technology-driven and green construction practices are being promoted under the scheme through the Technology Sub-Mission and the Technology and Innovation Sub-Mission under PMAY-U 2.0, aimed at improving construction quality, speed, and sustainability of affordable housing projects across urban India.
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