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Odisha Housing Department Pushes for Fast Tracking PMAY 2.0 Applications Amid Slow Progress, ET RealEstate

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BHUBANESWAR: To ensure timely allocation of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2.0 (PMAY 2.0), the housing and urban development department has asked all urban local bodies to expedite the verification process of applications received from beneficiaries.

In a letter to the heads of all urban local bodies, Satish Chandra Singh, joint secretary of the Odisha Urban Housing Mission, expressed displeasure over the slow progress of the verification process and asked them to expedite the process while generating awareness among beneficiaries.

As per data, so far 82,382 applications have been received, out of which 48,598 applications have been received under the beneficiary-led construction. However, only 13,925 applications were verified, and project proposals for 11,959 units were submitted to the state, Singh states.

Terming the number significantly low compared to the total number of applications, Singh stated that a recent email received from the ministry of housing and urban affairs indicated that the total number of houses sanctioned under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0 in Odisha constitutes only 12% of total households.

“MoHUA has categorised the ULBs in Odisha to prioritise the application verification based on their performance,” states Singh. Priority 1 is ULBs with house sanction rates below 12%, while the second one is ULBs with house sanction rates between 12% and 24%, and the third is the remaining ones.

“ULBs in Priority 1 must intensify awareness programmes among beneficiaries, expedite application verification by deploying additional resources on a war footing, and submit new detailed project reports under PMAY-U 2.0 urgently,” the additional secretary states in the letter.

For ULBs coming under Priority 2, Singh asked them to prepare and submit proposals by following the due verification process. “It is advised that ULBs such as Khariar, Kotpad, and Champua exercise extra caution during the verification process,” he said.

These three ULBs share borders with neighbouring states like Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. “It is requested to take immediate and necessary steps to fast-track the verification and proposal submission process and issue appropriate instructions to concerned officials,” Singh concludes.

Notably, the application process for sanctioning houses under PMAY 2.0 is ongoing. The beneficiaries have been receiving houses under different verticals under the central scheme, such as affordable housing, beneficiary-led construction, and in-situ slum redevelopment programmes.

  • Published On Jul 1, 2025 at 09:14 AM IST

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