Government approves 1.93 lakh more houses under Urban Housing Mission

New Delhi, Oct 17, 2026 : More than 1 lakh 93 thousand additional houses have been approved under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0). With this approval, the total number of houses sanctioned under the Mission now exceeds 20 lakhs. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs made this announcement yesterday following the 10th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee in New Delhi, chaired by Department of Urban Development Secretary Satendra Singh.

The Ministry highlighted that these houses have been sanctioned under the Beneficiary-Led Construction and Affordable Housing in Partnership verticals of PMAY-U 2.0 in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. These houses are intended for eligible urban families belonging to the Economically Weaker Section.

During the meeting, the Secretary underscored the need for close coordination among the Ministry, States, Union Territories, and Urban Local Bodies to ensure timely submission and processing of housing proposals.