Government Schemes and Policy · 16 October 2026

PMAY-U 2.0: 10th CSMC Meeting Approves 1.93 Lakh More Houses, Taking Total Sanctions to 20.80 Lakh

Exam-focused facts from the 16 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • The 10th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) under PMAY-U 2.0 was held in New Delhi on 16 October 2026, chaired by Shri Satendra Singh, Secretary, Department of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
  • Over 1.93 lakh additional houses were approved at the meeting, taking the cumulative houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0 to 20.80 lakh.
  • Houses were sanctioned under the Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) and Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) verticals for EWS families in 11 States: Uttar Pradesh (73,182), Bihar (52,866), West Bengal (16,559), Telangana (18,120), Gujarat (14,290), Andhra Pradesh (6,560), Chhattisgarh (4,670), Odisha (3,126), Karnataka (3,116), Mizoram (1,003) and Sikkim (29).
  • Launched in September 2024, PMAY-U 2.0 aims to provide financial assistance of up to ₹2.50 lakh each to 1 crore additional urban poor and middle-class families to construct or purchase a pucca house.
  • The scheme covers eligible EWS, LIG and MIG families with an annual household income of up to ₹9 lakh and operates through four verticals: BLC, AHP, Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS).
  • Under the ISS vertical, an interest subsidy of up to ₹1.80 lakh is provided to EWS/LIG and MIG families availing housing loans of up to ₹25 lakh.
  • Of the 20.80 lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0, 20.16 lakh houses (97%) have been allotted to women in their ownership or joint ownership.
  • For inclusive coverage, 1.81 lakh houses have been sanctioned to senior citizens, 3.61 lakh to SC beneficiaries, 1.06 lakh to ST beneficiaries and 9.14 lakh to OBC beneficiaries.
  • Overall, under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0 combined, more than 1.27 crore houses have been sanctioned by the Government, of which 1.01 crore houses are already completed.