MoHUA launches PMAY-U 2.0 to add 1 crore eligible beneficiaries; implementation and progress
MoHUA launched PMAY-U 2.0 ‘Housing for All’ from 01.09.2024 with four verticals to support 1 crore additional eligible beneficiaries in urban areas.
- BLC lets eligible beneficiaries take up construction for a pucca house using programme support.
- AHP uses partner agencies or developers to deliver affordable houses under PMAY-U 2.0.
- ARH supports affordable rental housing through a rental delivery model for eligible needs.
- ISS provides interest subsidy support for eligible housing related financing under PMAY-U 2.0.
What happened: MoHUA launches PMAY-U 2.0 to add 1 crore eligible urban beneficiaries
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) ‘Housing for All’ for implementation in urban areas across the country from 01.09.2024. MoHUA stated that PMAY-U 2.0 is designed to support 1 crore additional eligible beneficiaries by building on learnings from earlier PMAY-U implementation.
PMAY-U 2.0 is implemented through four verticals:
UPSC can frame PMAY-U 2.0 as a case study of how urban housing programmes translate eligibility and local demand assessments into sanctioned projects and delivered houses using multi-level committees and vertical-based delivery channels.
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