What is PMAY Urban? Launched on June 25, 2015, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY U) aims at bridging the housing deficit in urban India by providing pucca homes to the lower and mid-income … READ FULL STORY
June 27, 2024: The allocation for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) is expected to be made in the Union Budget next month, mention media reports. As per reports, over one crore … READ FULL STORY
April 29, 2024: Construction of 82.36 lakh houses has been completed till April 22, 2024, under the government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) component, official data show. The Centre has sanctioned 118.64 … READ FULL STORY
December 5, 2023: As on November 20, 2023, more than 1.18 crore houses have been sanctioned for eligible households under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), Parliament was informed on December 4, 2023. Of … READ FULL STORY
The government has increased the income criteria of those who fall under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) from Rs 3 lakh per annum to Rs 6 lakh … READ FULL STORY
Around 2.75 lakh beneficiaries have availed of the subsidy scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), with Gujarat topping the chart, the government said, on November 28, 2018. Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh had … READ FULL STORY
The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, on October 30, 2018, approved the construction of nearly 2.15 lakh affordable houses for the poor in six states, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). According to … READ FULL STORY
The central government, on September 26, 2018, sanctioned the construction of 6,28,488 housing units, taking the total number of houses being funded under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) (Urban) to 60,28,628 across the … READ FULL STORY
A parliamentary panel has observed that the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, is giving the ‘usual excuse of procedural delays’ in accounting for spent funds, in case of the government’s prestigious flagship programmes, but … READ FULL STORY
The minister of housing and urban affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, on June 7, 2018, warned home buyers that ‘fly-by-night operators’ were using the name of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) programme to lure … READ FULL STORY
The government of India, on November 16, 2017, approved an increase in the carpet area of houses for the two middle-income group (MIG) categories, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban. Under the … READ FULL STORY
The union cabinet, on February 20, 2018, approved the creation of a fund of Rs 60,000 crores, to finance the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), a move that union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said … READ FULL STORY
The Haryana government has decided to revise its Affordable Housing Policy, to provide housing for all in the state by 2022. Chief minister Manohar Lal has approved the changes in the policy to provide … READ FULL STORY
