Around 1.42 lakh houses have been sanctioned under Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) vertical of the scheme, wherein financial assistance of up to ₹2.5 lakh is provided to beneficiaries to construct pucca houses on their own land.
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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban Milestone: 1.25 crore houses sanctioned, 1 crore houses delivered
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) has achieved another significant milestone with the sanction of over 1.25 crore houses under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, of which more than 1 crore houses have been completed and delivered to beneficiaries across the country.
Source: Press Information Bureau (official). The summary and key points are quoted from that release; no AI is used. Check the source for the full text.
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With the latest approvals, the total number of houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0 has crossed 18.38 lakh, out of which 14.40 lakh are BLC houses and 2.48 lakh are AHP while 1.36 lakh houses are allotted to Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS) vertical beneficiaries and 13,046 are sanctioned as Affordable Rental Housing (ARH).
In the 8th meeting of the CSMC, out of the 2.09 lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0, 2.03 lakh houses have been allotted to women.
Overall, among the sanctioned 1.25 crore houses sanctioned under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, 1 crore houses have been allotted to women (in the name of female head of the household or in joint ownership).
PMAY-U 2.0 takes this vision forward by addressing the housing needs additional 1 crore eligible EWS/LIG/MIG families of urban India, having annual income of ₹9 lakh.
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