PMAY-U 2.0: Who can apply for affordable homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
4 days, 17 hours ago

PMAY-U 2.0: Who can apply for affordable homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

India Today  

The central government has launched the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban 2.0 to provide affordable housing for one crore urban poor, middle-class families, and economically disadvantaged groups in metropolitan areas. INCLUSIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT PMAY-U 2.0, a flagship government initiative, focuses on offering all-weather pucca houses to eligible beneficiaries in urban areas. PMAY-U 2.0 incorporates four verticals to address housing requirements: Beneficiary-Led Construction Affordable Housing in Partnership Affordable Rental Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme WHO CAN APPLY? With a focus on inclusive urban development and equity, PMAY-U 2.0 promises a transformative impact on India's urban housing landscape, making affordable homes a reality for millions.

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PMAY 2.0: How to apply online for new homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana? Check steps
6 days, 17 hours ago

PMAY 2.0: How to apply online for new homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana? Check steps

India TV News  

The central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has launched the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to provide financial assistance for housing. Under PMAY 2.0, the government plans to build 1 lakh new houses, where each unit will get a financial subsidy of Rs 2.30 lakh. The scheme will be implemented through various components, including: Beneficiary-Led …

41,700 rental homes ready for EWS, LIG under PMAY-U scheme: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
2 weeks ago

41,700 rental homes ready for EWS, LIG under PMAY-U scheme: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A total of 41,703 rental houses are ready for economically weaker section and lower-income group beneficiaries under the affordable rental housing complexes scheme, part of the Union government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban, the government told the Rabha Sabha on Monday. The largest number of repurposed houses is in Chandigarh, said the minister of state for …

13% houses completed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban in last 5 yrs: Govt
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

13% houses completed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban in last 5 yrs: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Around 13% of houses completed under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban in the past five years were in Uttar Pradesh alone, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. UP, which has the second-highest urban population according to the 2011 Census, has the highest number of completed houses under the mission between 2019-20 and 2023-24 with 1.15 million units. …

Over 88 lakh houses delivered under PMAY-U, govt tells Rajya Sabha
3 weeks ago

Over 88 lakh houses delivered under PMAY-U, govt tells Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Dec 2 More than 88 lakh houses have been delivered to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Dec 2. More than 88 lakh houses have been delivered to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Dec 2. The ministry has been supplementing the …

PMAY-G Expansion: Union Minister Highlights Initiatives for Rural Housing
2 months ago

PMAY-G Expansion: Union Minister Highlights Initiatives for Rural Housing

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar launches a two-day workshop on rural housing in Guntur. The workshop aims to provide training and capacity building to State government officials and beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). The workshop will cover various aspects of the PMAY-G scheme, including application process, eligibility criteria, and implementation updates. The …

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal

Hindustan Times  

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban, an ongoing programme since 2015, is India’s largest urban housing programme. An unprecedented 11.9 million houses, which is about 10% of the Census 2011 urban housing stock, have been sanctioned across its five sub-schemes. The aggressive housing agendas of a few states and the popularity of the Beneficiary-Led Construction sub-scheme households—i.e., households with an …

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal

Hindustan Times  

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban, an ongoing programme since 2015, is India’s largest urban housing programme. An unprecedented 11.9 million houses, which is about 10% of the Census 2011 urban housing stock, have been sanctioned across its five sub-schemes. The aggressive housing agendas of a few states and the popularity of the Beneficiary-Led Construction sub-scheme households—i.e., households with an …

Ensuring Awas Yojana success in the big cities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ensuring Awas Yojana success in the big cities

Hindustan Times  

Housing for India’s urban poor is fraught with challenges and the Union government has resolved to address these. Risks from political agendas have marred slum redevelopment Our recently released CSEP working paper finds that PMAY-U’s first phase had the most impact in small cities. An analysis of the PMAY-U dashboard data reveals that 55% of CLSS beneficiaries were LIG households, …

Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0 Scheme: Eligibility details
4 months, 1 week ago

Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0 Scheme: Eligibility details

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, with the aim of constructing 1 crore houses, while also focusing on equity among different segments of the populations. The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} What is the PMAY-U 2.0 scheme? The PMAY-U 2.0 scheme can be availed …

Union Cabinet approves PMAY-U 2.0 with ₹2.30 lakh crore housing assistance
4 months, 1 week ago

Union Cabinet approves PMAY-U 2.0 with ₹2.30 lakh crore housing assistance

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 under which financial assistance will be provided to one crore urban poor and middle-class families through states and Union Territories to construct, purchase, or rent a house at an affordable cost in urban areas in five years. Union Cabinet approves PMAY-U 2.0 with ₹ 2.30 lakh crore housing assistance. …

Rs 2.30L cr for housing, 8 rly projects okayed
4 months, 1 week ago

Rs 2.30L cr for housing, 8 rly projects okayed

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Among a slew of measures that the Narendra Modi-led government took on Friday, the most ambitious appeared to be the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0. Under this scheme, financial assistance will be provided to one crore urban poor and middle-class families through states, UTs or Primary Lending Institutions to construct, purchase or rent a house at an affordable …

PMAY-U scheme not helping urban poor, beneficiaries: Congress leader Ajay Maken
4 months, 3 weeks ago

PMAY-U scheme not helping urban poor, beneficiaries: Congress leader Ajay Maken

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Delhi and former minister Ajay Maken on Wednesday said the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme of the Union government is failing to help the urban poor, who are the intended beneficiaries. Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Delhi and former minister Ajay Maken The PMAY, a pet scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, …

Nirmala Sitharaman announces PM-Awas Yojana Urban 2.0 for housing for all
5 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman announces PM-Awas Yojana Urban 2.0 for housing for all

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced PM Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 aimed at housing for all while presenting Budget 2024. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "Urban Housing: Under the PM Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, the housing needs of 1 crore poor and middle-class families will be addressed with an investment of Rs 10 lakh crores. In the 2024 Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

Urban Affairs Ministry to revamp affordable housing scheme
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Urban Affairs Ministry to revamp affordable housing scheme

The Hindu  

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a scheme to enable affordable housing for the urban poor, would be revamped with new features based on learning from the past nine years since when it has been operational, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Tuesday. A senior official of the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that the revamp would …

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Benefits, Eligibility And How To Apply
6 months, 1 week ago

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Benefits, Eligibility And How To Apply

News 18  

Narendra Modi has been elected as the Prime Minister of India for the third time after the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. In the meeting, it was decided to build 3 crore additional houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Before applying you must be aware of the eligibility requirements and benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Yojana Scheme. There are two …

New Cabinet’s first decision: Centre to assist construction of 3 crore houses under PMAY
6 months, 1 week ago

New Cabinet’s first decision: Centre to assist construction of 3 crore houses under PMAY

The Hindu  

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge of his office for the third consecutive time on June 10, the new Union Cabinet led by him took its first decision — to provide assistance for the construction of three crore more rural and urban houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. “It has been decided in the Cabinet meeting today …

A door to a housing scheme, tribals find hard to open
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A door to a housing scheme, tribals find hard to open

The Hindu  

India is home to numerous Adivasi groups, with 75 identified as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups across States. The PVTGs and frontline officials face challenges in using a mobile application to register for the ‘Housing scheme’, the biggest Direct Benefit Transfer scheme in the PM JANMAN which aims to reach 4.90 lakh PVTG households by 2026. App use and confusion The …

Housing scheme to be launched for deserving middle class: Sitharaman in Budget speech
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Housing scheme to be launched for deserving middle class: Sitharaman in Budget speech

The Hindu  

Giving a boost to affordable housing, the government on Thursday announced a new scheme to help “deserving” sections of the middle class buy or build their own houses. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also gave a push to rural housing and said two crore more houses would be made under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Rural. Ms. Sitharaman said …

Home loan interest subsidy scheme for urban areas in final stages: Puri
11 months, 1 week ago

Home loan interest subsidy scheme for urban areas in final stages: Puri

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A new home loan int`erest subsidy scheme for low and middle-income groups announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech last year is in the final stages of preparation, union minister of housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday. The home loan interest subsidy scheme will replace the discontinued Credit Linked Subsidy …

Can’t count housing units without basic infra as ‘complete’ under PMAY (U): Parl panel
1 year ago

Can’t count housing units without basic infra as ‘complete’ under PMAY (U): Parl panel

Hindustan Times  

The Union government should not consider housing units built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana as “completed”, when basic amenities such as accessible roads, sewerage, water and electricity connections are not provided, the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs said in a report presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Launched in 2015, PMAY is one of the Centre’s …

Jharkhand govt to construct 8 lakh houses for homeless under 'Abua Awas Yojana'
1 year, 2 months ago

Jharkhand govt to construct 8 lakh houses for homeless under 'Abua Awas Yojana'

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi, October 19 : Under the leadership of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren state-supported Abua Awas Yojana was given approval at a meeting of the council of ministers held here on Wednesday. HT Image Under AAY, the state government is planning to construct 8 lakh houses across Jharkhand and provide them to the poor and needy free of cost. "Under …

State govt corporation to build 36,000 low-cost flats small cities and MMR
1 year, 2 months ago

State govt corporation to build 36,000 low-cost flats small cities and MMR

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana scheme, the Maharashtra Housing Development Corporation is constructing 36,000 small houses in tier-2 and 3 cities including Solapur, Nagpur, Satara, and Titwala in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The houses have an area of 300 to 600 sq ft, with prices ranging from ₹ 9 to ₹ 17 lakh for the economically weaker sections, …

Government’s 60,000 Crore Affordable Housing Subsidy Scheme: What’s the Rush?
1 year, 2 months ago

Government’s 60,000 Crore Affordable Housing Subsidy Scheme: What’s the Rush?

The Quint  

Modi government’s ambitious housing for agenda was eloquently captured in the address of the President of India to the Joint Session of Parliament on 9 June, 2014: “By the time the Nation completes 75 years of its Independence, every family will have a pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24x7 electricity supply, and access.” The government launched Pradhan Mantri …

Housing for all: The Hindu Editorial on scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities
1 year, 4 months ago

Housing for all: The Hindu Editorial on scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities

The Hindu  

The announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities is a signal that the government is to undertake one more plan to address the problem of a shortage in urban housing. Even five months ago, its stand was that no new housing scheme had been envisaged following the extension of …

PM Modi announces new scheme to help urban poor build houses
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi announces new scheme to help urban poor build houses

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 announced a new scheme to help urban poor build houses in cities. We are coming up with a new scheme in the coming years that will benefit those families that live in cities but are living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and unauthorised colonies.” The Prime Minister said that if this …

Only 675 from Chandigarh received PMAY Scheme benefits in three years
1 year, 4 months ago

Only 675 from Chandigarh received PMAY Scheme benefits in three years

Hindustan Times  

{Limited success} Chandigarh Only 675 people from Chandigarh received the PMAY Scheme benefits in three years. Even though the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Housing for All scheme was launched in 2017, only 675 people received the financial benefit under the scheme in the city and an amount of around ₹15 crore has been disbursed in the last three years. …

Eye on 2024 elections, Naveen Patnaik govt announces housing scheme for rural poor
1 year, 6 months ago

Eye on 2024 elections, Naveen Patnaik govt announces housing scheme for rural poor

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: The Naveen Patnaik government on Monday announced a housing scheme to provide financial assistance to lower and lower-middle-income households in rural areas, the Odisha government said in an official statement. The housing assistance scheme Mo Ghara was cleared by the Odisha cabinet led by chief minister Naveen Patnaik Titled Mo Ghara Yojana, the scheme will cover all such families …

Subsidised housing schemes, right to shelter and vacant houses
1 year, 10 months ago

Subsidised housing schemes, right to shelter and vacant houses

India Today  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 79,590 crore for the subsidised housing scheme in the new Budget. There has been an increase of 66 per cent for the affordable and subsidised housing scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna that was launched in 2015 to promote concrete housing for millions of poor families across states. PMAY is the …

Union Budget: Allocation for housing scheme for rural poor increased by 12%
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget: Allocation for housing scheme for rural poor increased by 12%

Hindustan Times  

The budgetary allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin or PMAY-G for providing housing for the rural poor has been increased by 12% to ₹54,487 crore even as the allocation for the urban version of the scheme has been slashed to ₹25103 crore from ₹28708 crore. The housing schemes are among the most popular social welfare policies such as Ujjwala …

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban Extended Till December 2024; Cabinet Gives Nod; Check Details
2 years, 4 months ago

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban Extended Till December 2024; Cabinet Gives Nod; Check Details

News 18  

The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has extended the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban scheme till December 31, 2024, wherein financial assistance is to be provided for the completion of already sanctioned 122.69 lakh houses till March 31, 2022, according to an official statement. Therefore, based on the requests from the states/ UTs, the Union Cabinet decided to extend …

Union Cabinet Approves Continuation of Flagship 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban' Scheme Up to 2024
2 years, 4 months ago

Union Cabinet Approves Continuation of Flagship 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban' Scheme Up to 2024

News 18  

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the continuation of the government’s flagship housing scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban till 2024. The Cabinet gave its nod to the proposal of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs wherein financial assistance is to be provided for the completion of already sanctioned 122.69 lakh houses till March …

Implement rural housing scheme, else will reconsider funding other projects: Centre to Chhattisgarh
2 years, 4 months ago

Implement rural housing scheme, else will reconsider funding other projects: Centre to Chhattisgarh

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Centre has cautioned the Congress-led Chhattisgarh government that the Union Rural Development Ministry “shall be compelled to reconsider its support to its other core schemes” if it fails to duly implement the rural housing scheme. In a letter to Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Rural Development Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha has mentioned that the state government has not …

How to apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) online
2 years, 8 months ago

How to apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) online

India Today  

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is a beneficial housing scheme launched by the Government of India. Proof of income COMPONENTS OF PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJNA: There are four components of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. HOW TO APPLY FOR PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJNA OFFLINE: It is possible to apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana offline by filling up a form in …

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses approved under PMAY(U): Govt
2 years, 10 months ago

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses approved under PMAY(U): Govt

Live Mint  

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses were approved for construction under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget presentation announced an allocation of ₹48,000 crore to build eight million houses. “The total number …

Cabinet extends deadline to build 2.95 crore rural homes under PMAY-G to 2024
3 years ago

Cabinet extends deadline to build 2.95 crore rural homes under PMAY-G to 2024

The Hindu  

Having achieved only 55% of its target, the Centre has extended its deadline to provide pucca houses to all families in rural India by two years, to 2024. In a decision taken by the Cabinet on Wednesday, the flagship rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, will be provided ₹2.17 lakh crore in additional Central and State funding to achieve …

Govt approves construction of over 1.68 lakh houses under PMAY-Urban
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt approves construction of over 1.68 lakh houses under PMAY-Urban

Live Mint  

The government has approved the construction of over 1.68 lakh houses in urban areas under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, taking the total number of houses sanctioned so far to 1.1 crore, according to a statement on Thursday. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that the decision was taken at a meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring …

PM Modi Releases Rs 2,691 Crore for 6.1 Lakh PMAY-G Beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi Releases Rs 2,691 Crore for 6.1 Lakh PMAY-G Beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released financial assistance of Rs 2,691 crore to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion. The assistance includes release of first installment to 5.30 lakh beneficiaries and second installment to …

‘Housing for all’ scheme gets ₹18,000 cr
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Housing for all’ scheme gets ₹18,000 cr

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: An additional outlay of ₹18,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, over and above the ₹8000 crore allocated in the budget, by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday may help in giving an extra push towards the government’s ‘housing for all’ mission. “ ₹18,000 crore will be provided over the Budget Estimates for 2020-21 for Prime Minister Awas Yojana …

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