The Centre has approved 708 proposals for the construction of 3.61 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) on June 8.  

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With this, as of the date, the total number of sanctioned houses under PMAY(U) is now 112.4 lakh and so far. Around 82.5 lakh have been grounded for construction, of which 48.31 lakh have been completed/delivered. Total investment under the Mission is Rs 7.35 lakh crore, which has Central assistance of Rs 1.81 lakh crore, of which Rs 96,067 crore of funds have been released.

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The decision was taken at the 54th Meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) under PMAY-U held in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by 13 States/UTs. These houses are proposed to be constructed across Beneficiary Led Construction and Affordable Housing in Partnership verticals. 

This was the first CSMC meeting during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects the importance the government has attached to the objective of providing pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries of Urban India by 2022 with the vision of Housing for All.  Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has laid renewed emphasis to accelerate housing construction and completion across the country within the stipulated time under PMAY (U). 

“The demand for sanction has saturated in all States/UTs. Utilisation of unused funds and ensuring completion of the projects within the stipulated time is our prime focus now,” said Durga Shanker Mishra at the meeting. 

The States/UTs also put in their proposals for revision of projects due to various issues such as land, topographical hazards, inter-city migration, change of preferences of verticals, loss of lives, etc. 

Addressing the participating States/UTs, Secretary, MoHUA laid emphasis on Six Light House Projects (LHPs), the foundation stones of which were laid by Prime Minister in January 2021. The LHPs are being constructed at Agartala, Chennai, Lucknow, Ranchi, Rajkot, and Indore.  

“These LHPs should galvanise all concerned departments involved in construction. Use of cutting-edge technology should be replicated and scaled up,” he said. An E-Module on Technograhi comprising learning tools on innovative construction technologies shortlisted under Global Housing Technology Challenge – India and being used in six LHPs was also launched at the event. It is a step towards building the capacities of stakeholders in the area of innovative construction technologies.