In a significant boost to the Housing for All mission, over 2.13 lakh houses for eligible urban poor families were sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) at the 7^th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), chaired by Shri Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at Sankalp Bhawan in New Delhi on 17^th June 2026. The meeting was also attended by Shri Kuldip Narayan, Joint Secretary & Mission Director (JS&MD), Housing for All (HFA), Shri Sanjeet, Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor (JS&FA), Shri RK Gautam, Deputy Director General (DDG), HFA and other senior officials from the Ministry, along with PMAY-U Mission Directors from participating States/UTs.

The latest sanctions have taken the total number of houses approved under PMAY-U 2.0 to over 16.13 lakh, accelerating the pace of affordable housing delivery with basic amenities across the country. The sanction underscores continued progress towards expanding the access to affordable and dignified housing to poor families of urban India.

The houses have been sanctioned under Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) – 1.89 lakh houses and Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) verticals – 23,602 houses of PMAY-U 2.0 in 16 States, namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.

In Gujarat, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, houses were sanctioned under both BLC and AHP verticals, providing eligible beneficiaries the flexibility to either construct a pucca house on their own land or purchase an affordable dwelling unit in a sanctioned housing project.

During the meeting, the Committee also reviewed the progress of PMAY-U 2.0 and discussed measures to accelerate grounding of sanctioned houses, project monitoring and prioritising housing projects in proximity to mass transit corridors for improved connectivity and quality of life for beneficiaries.

The approval of over 16.12 lakh houses under PMAY-U 2.0 marks another milestone in the implementation of the scheme. PMAY-U 2.0 strongly emphasises on building an equitable society. Accordingly, the scheme continues to prioritise women-led house ownership or joint ownership, thereby promoting greater financial security and empowerment for women. Special emphasis is given to the housing needs of vulnerable and marginalised sections, including eligible SC/ST/OBC communities, minorities, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, transgenders and other marginalized groups, ensuring that the benefits of affordable housing reach the last mile.

In the 7^th meeting of the CSMC, out of the 2.13 lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0, 2.05 lakh houses have been allotted to women, including widows, females who are separated or unmarried. 22 are sanctioned for transgenders. Further, 25,035 houses have been allotted to senior citizens. While 34,257 houses have been sanctioned for SC beneficiaries, 22,516 are for ST beneficiaries whereas, 87,077 are for OBC beneficiaries.

Overall, under the 16.13 lakh houses sanctioned,12.99 lakh are BLC houses and 1.81 lakh are AHP while 1.20 lakh houses are allotted to Interest Subsidy Scheme vertical beneficiaries and 12,846 are sanctioned as Affordable Rental Housing. Among the sanctioned houses, 97% is allotted to women (in the name of female head of the household or in joint ownership), 2.97 lakh to beneficiaries from Scheduled Castes, 84,293 from Scheduled Tribes, 7.26 lakh from Other Backward Classes/Minorities.

Since its launch in 2015, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban has played a transformative role in addressing the affordable housing gap, empowering millions of urban families with the security of homeownership and a better quality of life. PMAY-U 2.0 builds upon the foundation of PMAY-U, to support the housing needs of additional 1 crore EWS/LIG/MIG families of urban India. Under the scheme, beneficiaries can either construct, purchase or rent a house at an affordable cost with support of up to ₹2.5 lakh from the Government.

Overall under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, 1.27 crore houses have been sanctioned while 1.20 crore houses have been grounded for construction and 98.60 lakh have been completed and delivered to beneficiaries.

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