Raipur,
Since the formation of the new government in Chhattisgarh in December last year under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, the work of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in the cities has gained momentum. Construction of about 50 thousand houses has been completed in the last 11 months between December 2023 and October 2024. The work of fulfilling Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s dream of having a house for every poor is being done rapidly in Chhattisgarh. After the formation of the new government in the state in December 2023, the work of 49 thousand 834 houses has been completed by expediting the work of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). These include 44 thousand 419 houses built by the beneficiaries from different cities on their own land and 5415 houses built through affordable housing projects in partnership with the scheme.
Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Administration and Development Minister Shri Arun Sao said that in the last 11 months, there has been a good pace in the physical and financial progress of the scheme. The work of the houses being built in all the urban bodies and the work of the construction agencies is being regularly reviewed and they have been instructed to complete the work expeditiously to fulfill the dream of housing the poor. He said that during the last 11 months, on an average, 4002 houses being built by the beneficiaries on their own land have been completed every month, whereas between the year 2018 to 2023, this average was only 1592. While expediting the construction and allotment of affordable housing projects being built in partnership with the scheme, houses have been allotted to 7348 families in the last 11 months and 5855 beneficiaries have been settled in complete houses.
Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Sao informed that the survey for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) 2.0 has also started in the state. Under this, such urban eligible families who could not get houses in the first phase of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, will be provided permanent houses. In Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) 2.0, the process of applying for housing has been simplified for the convenience of the beneficiaries. Housing applications can be easily filed online by the beneficiary himself on the authorized portal of the Government of India. Along with this, the application process can also be done through the helpdesk in all 189 notified urban bodies of the state.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), a total of two lakh 49 thousand 166 houses are approved in various urban bodies of the state. These include 2 lakh 11 thousand 069 houses to be built by the beneficiaries on their own land and 38 thousand 097 houses to be built under affordable housing projects. In order to fulfill the dream of the urban poor of having their own permanent house as soon as possible, these houses are being constructed rapidly by the Urban Administration and Development Department. Under the scheme, a total of one lakh 96 thousand 967 houses have been completed so far in the state, out of which one lakh 74 thousand 967 houses have been built by the beneficiaries. Under affordable housing projects, construction of 21 thousand 600 houses has been completed. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), a total of 48 thousand 346 houses are currently in progress in the urban bodies of the state, which are being completed rapidly.
