Parliament Question: Implementation of PMAY-U 2.0 in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 262 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 06, 2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF PMAY-U 2.0 IN TAMIL NADU NO. 262 SHRI C N ANNADURAI:

DR. RANI SRIKUMAR:

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

(a) whether the Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0 in Tamil Nadu to provide affordable housing to Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low-Income Group (LIG) and Middle-Income Group (MIG) families through financial assistance and interest subsidy and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of beneficiaries identified, houses sanctioned and financial assistance approved in Tamil Nadu under PMAY-U 2.0 including the number of beneficiaries covered under EWS, LIG and MIG categories, district-wise;

(c) the details of Central assistance released, interest subsidy sanctioned and dwelling units proposed for construction in Tamil Nadu since the launch of PMAY-U 2.0; and

(d) whether the Government proposes to expedite approvals, fund releases and implementation to ensure timely completion of affordable housing projects across Urban Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *262 (2nd POSITION) DUE FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2026 REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PMAY-U 2.0 IN TAMIL NADU

(a): Based on the learnings from the experiences of implementation of PMAY-U, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched PMAY-U 2.0 ‘Housing for All’ Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for 1 crore additional eligible beneficiaries belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/ Low Income Group (LIG)/ Middle Income Group

(MIG) segments. PMAY-U 2.0 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 can be accessed at https://pmay- urban.gov.in/uploads/guidelines/Operational-Guidelines-of-PMAY-U-2.pdf

(b)& (c): Based on the project proposal submitted by State of the Tamil Nadu, a total of 18,577 houses under PMAY-U 2.0, have been sanctioned by the Ministry. Out of which, 7,083 houses are grounded and 2,334 houses are completed/delivered, as on 13.07.2026. A total Central Assistance of ₹251.44 crore has been sanctioned, of which ₹54.61 crore has been released to the State of Tamil Nadu under PMAY- U 2.0, so far. A total of ₹7.44 crore Interest subsidy has been released to 2,310 beneficiaries under ISS vertical of PMAY-U 2.0 in the state of Tamil Nadu. There are 1,552 LIG and 539 MIG beneficiaries under ISS vertical, all other sanctioned beneficiaries belong to EWS category. The district-wise physical and financial progress under PMAY-U 2.0 in the State of Tamil Nadu is annexed.

(d): PMAY-U & PMAY-U 2.0 are demand-driven schemes. Based on the applications and beneficiary selection, project proposals are approved by the State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) and thereafter considered by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) for release of Central Assistance. Sanctioning of houses is continuous activity based on proposals received from States /UTs. Proposals received from States/UTs are examined and approved expeditiously, subject to their conformity with the Scheme Guidelines and fulfilment of the prescribed eligibility conditions. Release of Central Assistance is made in accordance with the prescribed compliances under the scheme as Mother Sanction through SNA-SPARSH.

*****Annexure referred in reply to LSSQ No.*262 due for 06-08-2026 District-wise number of houses sanctioned for EWS, LIG and MIG beneficiaries and total of Central Assistance sanctioned and released along with Central Assistance released under ISS Vertical for State of Tamil Nadu under PMAY-U 2.0 Total Central Total Central Total Assistance EWS LIG MIG Houses Assistance Central Released Sr. District (Nos) (Nos) (Nos) Sanctioned Approved Assistance under ISS No. (Nos) (₹ in Cr.) Released Vertical (₹ in Cr.) (₹ in Cr.) 1 Ariyalur - 3 1 4 0.01 0.01 0.01 2 Chengalpattu 811 109 47 967 12.62 0.84 0.551 3 Chennai 6,529 71 31 6,631 98.29 0.47 0.366 4 Coimbatore 271 203 38 512 4.52 2.32 0.857 5 Cuddalore 12 33 12 57 0.17 0.17 0.171 6 Dharmapuri 388 7 2 397 5.84 2.35 0.028 7 Dindigul 691 28 12 731 10.42 4.25 0.141 8 Erode 272 62 17 351 4.18 1.84 0.293 9 Kallakurichi 1 3 1 5 0.02 0.02 0.016 10 Kancheepuram 508 111 35 654 7.95 0.54 0.543 11 Kanniyakumari 1,101 64 22 1,187 16.61 6.84 0.317 12 Karur 77 25 4 106 1.21 0.54 0.098 13 Krishnagiri 96 15 4 115 1.48 0.63 0.061 14 Madurai 314 107 51 472 5.07 2.36 0.546 15 Mayiladuthurai 96 4 - 100 1.45 0.59 0.018 16 Nagapattinam 117 4 2 123 1.78 0.72 0.015 17 Namakkal 120 22 9 151 1.88 0.82 0.111 18 Perambalur - 4 - 4 0.01 0.01 0.01 19 Pudukkottai 322 8 3 333 4.86 1.96 0.031 20 Ramanathapuram 66 8 6 80 0.98 0.42 0.048 21 Ranipet 994 10 5 1,009 14.96 6.01 0.048 22 Salem 271 44 20 335 4.19 1.80 0.214 23 Sivaganga 87 10 7 104 1.29 0.55 0.064 24 Tenkasi 599 27 7 633 9.04 3.68 0.111 25 Thanjavur 727 19 5 751 10.96 1.08 0.073 26 The Nilgiris - 2 - 2 0.01 0.01 0.007 27 Theni 283 24 10 317 4.22 1.77 0.13 28 Thiruvallur 104 171 54 329 2.24 1.37 0.789 29 Thiruvarur 53 4 1 58 0.80 0.34 0.025 30 Thoothukkudi 284 54 22 360 4.35 1.90 0.262 31 Tiruchirappalli 333 34 9 376 5.12 1.63 0.136 32 Tirunelveli 248 46 17 311 3.79 1.64 0.21 33 Tirupathur 42 7 2 51 0.64 0.28 0.036 34 Tiruppur 126 134 53 313 2.17 1.31 0.733 35 Tiruvannamalai 24 16 5 45 0.41 0.21 0.07 36 Vellore 339 17 4 360 5.12 2.10 0.077 37 Viluppuram 2 20 8 30 0.09 0.09 0.09 38 Virudhunagar 178 22 13 213 2.72 1.17 0.129 Total 16,486 1,552 539 18,577 251.44 54.61 7.435