**Policy Summary: Housing for Persons with Disabilities under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U)**
This policy announcement from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), dated August 7, 2025, addresses housing provisions for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)/Divyangjans within the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) scheme. While land and colonization are state subjects, MoHUA supplements state efforts through Central Assistance under PMAY-U, initiated on June 25, 2015, to provide permanent housing to eligible urban beneficiaries nationwide. The scheme has been extended to December 31, 2025, to complete sanctioned houses without changes to funding or implementation.
PMAY-U is demand-driven and does not have fixed targets. While the Government of India does not prescribe specific reservation quotas for PwDs, the scheme prioritizes them in house allotment. States/Union Territories (UTs) may implement their own mechanisms to ensure preference. As of the announcement, 84,864 PwDs/Divyangjans have benefited under PMAY-U across the country, including 75 in the Mahesana Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat. Detailed state/UT and city-wise data is available at https:pmayurban.gov.inPHQLSUQ3024.pdf.
Building on nine years of experience, MoHUA launched PMAY-U 2.0 "Housing for All" Mission on September 1, 2024, aiming to assist an additional one crore eligible urban beneficiaries through four verticals: Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH), and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS). PMAY-U 2.0 guidelines prioritize widows, single women, Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, Transgenders, persons belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, Minorities, and other weaker and vulnerable sections of society.
This information was provided by the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Tokhan Sahu, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
PwDs/divyangjans: Persons with Disabilities, a beneficiary group under PMAYU.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: The central ministry responsible for housing and urban development.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAYU): A central government scheme to provide pucca houses to eligible urban beneficiaries.
States/Union Territories: The administrative divisions responsible for implementing housing schemes, with support from the central government.
Mahesana Lok Sabha Constituency, Gujarat: A specific Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat, India, where beneficiaries under PMAYU have been identified.
PMAYU 2.0 Housing for All Mission: The revamped version of PMAYU, launched to assist additional eligible urban beneficiaries.
Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC): One of the four verticals under PMAYU 2.0.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where information regarding the scheme was provided.
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‘Land’ and ‘Colonization’ are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related to housing for their citizens are
implemented by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
supplements the efforts of States/Union Territories (UTs), by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 to provide pucca houses to eligible urban
beneficiaries across the country. The scheme period, has been extended upto 31.12.2025 to complete
sanctioned houses without changing the funding pattern and implementation methodology.
PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and there are no fixed targets. Under PMAY-U preference is accorded
to PwDs/divyangjans in allotment of houses. There is no reservation prescribed by Government of India
though States/UTs may adopt mechanisms for ensuring preference. Therefore, there is no data on houses
reserved likely to be reserved. Total 84,864 PwDs/divyangjans benefited under PMAY-U in the country,
including 75 in Mahesana Lok Sabha Constituency, in State of Gujarat. State/UT and city wise details of
divyangjans benefitted under PMAY-U can be accessed at https://pmay-urban.gov.in/PHQ/LSUQ-3024.pdf
Further, based on 9 years of experience and learning from implementing PMAY-U, MoHUA has revamped
the scheme and launched PMAY-U 2.0 ‘Housing for All’ Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 to assist 1
crore additional eligible urban beneficiaries through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC),
Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme
(ISS).
As per the scheme guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0, preference under the Scheme is given to Widows, single
women, Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, Transgenders, persons belonging to Scheduled Castes/
Scheduled Tribes, Minorities and other weaker and vulnerable sections of the society.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Tokhan Sahu, in a
written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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