Vikas Sheel directs officials to incentivise beneficiaries who complete houses ahead of schedule; over 2.25 lakh units reported completed under PMAY-Urban 2.0
TFP Bureau, Raipur, October 15, 2026: Chief Secretary Vikas Sheel on Thursday directed officials to expedite the construction of houses sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban and encourage beneficiaries who complete their homes ahead of schedule.
The directions were issued at a meeting of the State-Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee held at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan. The State Urban Development Agency, under the Urban Administration and Development Department, reviewed the progress and implementation of PMAY-Urban 2.0 and the earlier version of the scheme.
During the review of PMAY-Urban 2.0, the committee discussed ongoing housing projects under the Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC) component and considered a proposal to change construction sites for projects sanctioned under the Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) component.
Under PMAY-Urban 1.0, the committee approved proposals for revised projects following the reduction or curtailment of previously sanctioned projects under the BLC component. Several other proposals submitted by the Urban Administration Department were also approved.
Officials informed the committee that 2,43,087 housing units had been sanctioned under PMAY-Urban 2.0. Of these, 2,25,411 units had been completed, while construction of 17,368 units was in progress.
Under the BLC component, 2,06,118 houses had been sanctioned, of which 1,96,144 were completed. Construction of another 9,666 houses was underway at various stages.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary of the Urban Administration and Development Department Sonmani Bora, State Urban Development Agency Chief Executive Officer Sumit Agarwal and senior officials from the Energy, Finance, Housing and Environment, Revenue and Disaster Management, Public Health Engineering, and Town and Country Planning departments. Representatives of the Housing Board, HUDCO and the State Level Bankers’ Committee were also present.
