Lok Sabha Question No. 167 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Objectives and Scope of Angikaar - 2025
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 167 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2025 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF ANGIKAAR - 2025

## NO. 167.    SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives and scope of Angikaar-2025, a nationwide initiative to strengthen the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0 consisting of more than five thousand urban local bodies;
- (b) the  activities  proposed  by  the  Government  to  address  last-mile delivery gaps, increase awareness of housing benefits, expedite verification and application processes and facilitate completion of approved urban housing projects; and
- (c) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to integrate  various  welfare  schemes  such  as  the  Credit-Linked Subsidy  Scheme  for  Rental  Housing  for  Migrants  (CLSS-RHM), Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar - Muft Bijli Yojana and other related schemes  along  with  the  measures  taken  to  accord  priority  to vulnerable  urban  groups  and  to  encourage  sustainable  housing solutions?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 167 FOR 11.12.2025 REGARDING OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF ANGIKAAR-2025

- (a) to (c): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 with an aim  to  provide  all  weather  pucca  houses  with basic  civic  amenities  to  eligible  urban  beneficiaries  across  the country. The scheme period has been extended up to 31.12.2025 to complete sanctioned houses without changing the funding pattern and implementation methodology.

Based on the learnings from the experiences of implementation of PMAY-U, MoHUA has revamped the scheme and launched PMAY-U 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas across the country to support 1 crore additional  eligible  beneficiaries  in  next  five  years.  The  scheme  is implemented through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC),  Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership  (AHP),  Affordable  Rental Housing  (ARH)  and  Interest  Subsidy  Scheme  (ISS).  The  scheme guidelines of PMAY-U  2.0 may be accessed at https://pmayurban.gov.in/uploads/guidelines/Operational-Guidelines-of-PMAY-U2.pdf. The citizens can apply through Unified Web Portal of PMAY-U 2.0 and register their demand  on  the  portal at https://pmayurban.gov.in.

Based on the project proposal submitted by States/Union Territories (UTs), a total of 122.06 lakh houses, including 10.43 lakh under PMAYU 2.0, have been sanctioned under the schemes by the Ministry, so far. Out of which, 113.85 lakh houses have been grounded and 96.02 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries across the country as on 24.11.2025.

As  per  the  operational  guidelines  of  PMAY-U  2.0,  States/UTs  are encouraged to ensure convergence of the scheme with various other Centrally Sponsored Scheme and Missions including Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0), PM Surya Ghar:  Muft  Bijli  Yojana  etc.  to  facilitate   the   provision   of   civic amenities and infrastructure development and to enhance the impact &  efficiency  of  implementation.  In  addition  to  convergence  with Central schemes, States/UTs are also encouraged to explore convergence  with  relevant  State  Schemes.  Converging  with  these Schemes/Missions ensure effective and efficient utilization of public resources.

As per the scheme guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0, priority has been given to  the  eligible  beneficiaries  of  the  Special  Focus  Group  identified under  PMAY-U  2.0,  namely  the  street  vendors  under  PM  SVANidhi scheme,  Safai  Karmis,  different  artisans  under  Pradhan  MantriVishwakarma  scheme,  Anganwadi  workers,  Building  and  Other Construction Workers, Residents of Slums/Chawls etc. Under PMAYU, focus is also given to prioritise the housing needs of vulnerable sections of society.

So,  there  was  an  emergent  need  to  mobilise  the  existing  PMAY-U beneficiaries to complete their houses and create awareness among the  prospective  beneficiaries  to  apply  for  seeking  the  benefit  of PMAY-U 2.0. With this aim, MoHUA launched 'Angikaar 2025', a lastmile outreach campaign under PMAY-U 2.0 to ensure that no eligible citizen is left behind. The campaign has been launched in September 2025 in 5,000+ Urban Local Bodies of the country and to be continued up to 31 st  December 2025. The detailed guidelines of Angikaar 2025 campaign is at

https://pmaymis.gov.in/PMAYMIS2\_2024/Angikaarassets/img/Angikaa r%202025%20Operational%20Guidelines.pdf.

A series of activities are part of the campaign which include:

- Help  desks  and  information  kiosks  to  provide  guidance  on eligibility, application processes and scheme benefits of PMAYU 2.0
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- On-spot enrolment of potential beneficiaries of PMAY-U 2.0
- Dedicated camps on PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Health, PM Ujjwala Yojana, PM SVANidhi, Ayushman Bharat to provide scheme benefits to PMAY-U beneficiaries through convergence
- Loan  Melas  for  facilitation  of  home  loans  to  provide  ease  of finance  to  beneficiaries  of  PMAY-U  2.0  particularly  for  ISS vertical
- Sharing  Experience  of  beneficiaries  who  have  completed houses to inspire other beneficiaries to complete the construction of their houses and other eligible families to apply for scheme benefits.

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