NEW DELHI: A total of 2.88 lakh houses have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0), during the sixth meeting of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) held in New Delhi on Monday.
With the latest approval of 2,87,618 houses under PMAY-U 2.0, the total number of sanctioned houses under the Scheme is now over 13.61 lakh.
The newly sanctioned houses have been approved in 16 states/UTs under different verticals of PMAY-U 2.0 such as the Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) – 1.66 lakh houses, Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) – 1.09 lakh houses and Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) – 12,846 houses.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has been promoting rental housing as a separate vertical through ARH to cater to the affordable rental housing needs. About 12,846 houses have been sanctioned under ARH.
Furthermore, the CSMC also approved three Demonstration Housing Projects (DHPs) – in Chhattisgarh, Puducherry and Rajasthan, with each project comprising of 40 dwelling units.
Srinivas Katikithala, secretary, MoHUA emphasised on prioritising housing projects in proximity to mass transit corridors and added that the AHP houses should be within the city for ease of living.
Among the 2.88 lakh sanctioned houses, more than 1.60 lakh houses have been allotted to women, including widows, females who are separated or unmarried. Eight dwelling units are sanctioned for transgenders.
Further, 22,581 houses have been allotted to senior citizens. While 35,525 houses have been sanctioned for SC beneficiaries, 9,773 are for ST beneficiaries whereas, 82,190 are for OBC beneficiaries.
Overall, under the 13.61 lakh sanctioned houses under PMAY-U 2.0, 96% houses are in the name of female head of the household or in joint ownership in BLC and ISS verticals. Additionally, among the different underprivileged groups, 22% houses have been sanctioned for SC beneficiaries, 5% for ST beneficiaries and 73% for others.
Total number of sanctioned houses under the PMAY-Urban scheme is 122.50 lakh, with over 97 lakh houses completed and delivered.
