Overview
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said in early August that PMAY‑U and PMAY‑U 2.0 have crossed about 1.25 crore sanctioned houses and that over 1 crore have been completed and delivered to beneficiaries nationwide.
- The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee approved 2.09 lakh additional EWS houses at its August 6 meeting, including about 1.42 lakh under the Beneficiary‑Led Construction (BLC) vertical.
- Punjab reported 53,271 sanctioned PMAY‑U units remain unfinished and unhanded despite the Centre releasing ₹2,198 crore of the approved ₹2,714 crore in central assistance.
- Uttar Pradesh's State Sanctioning Committee approved 73,184 new BLC houses across 137 urban local bodies, taking the state's BLC sanctioned total to roughly 4.88 lakh units.
- PMAY‑U 2.0, launched on September 1, 2024, targets one crore additional urban households through four verticals and emphasizes women’s ownership; the ministry says it will focus on faster grounding, beneficiary verification and timely fund releases to close state-level gaps.