Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has approved the construction of 1,01,483 additional houses for urban families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), taking the total number of sanctioned houses under the Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC) component in the state to 5,90,007.
The approval was granted during a meeting of the State-Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC), chaired by Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal on Thursday. The newly approved houses will be constructed across 205 urban local bodies in the state.
The scheme provides financial assistance to eligible and needy families for constructing their own permanent houses.
Key Highlights of the Approval
- Additional houses approved: 1,01,483.
- Urban local bodies covered: 205.
- Total sanctioned houses: 5,90,007 under the BLC component.
- Scheme: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).
- Approving authority: State-Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee.
Review of Affordable Housing Projects
During the meeting, the committee also reviewed the progress of 13 projects sanctioned under the Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) component of PMAY-U.
The committee approved the Action Taken Reports (ATRs) prepared on the basis of assessments conducted by Third-Party Quality Monitoring agencies.
The approval of these compliance reports will facilitate the release of the next instalment of central assistance for the concerned projects.
Chief Secretary Directs Timely and Quality Construction
Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal (IAS: 1989: UP), directed officials to ensure that all residential projects approved under the AHP component are completed within their prescribed timelines while maintaining construction quality.
He stressed the need for regular monitoring of construction activities and instructed officials not to compromise on either quality standards or timely execution.
Principal Secretary, Urban Development, P. Guruprasad (IAS: 1999: UP), along with senior officials from the concerned departments, attended the meeting.
The latest approval adds to Uttar Pradesh’s ongoing implementation of PMAY-Urban, which aims to provide housing assistance to eligible urban families through different housing components.
