UP Gets Additional Allocation of 1.44 Lakh Houses Under PMAY-G

The Centre has allocated Uttar Pradesh an additional target of 1,44,220 houses for the financial year 2023-24 under the 'Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna-Gramin' (PMAY-G). The allocation came after the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath has requested the centre for an additional quota. 

It may be noted that on 18 May, 2023, CM Yogi had requested the Union Ministry of Rural Development to allot additional housing targets. The Ministry wrote a letter to the State Government's Rural Development Department informing them about the approval.

In the letter, it is stated that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanded an additional target in a letter he wrote in May 2023. “It is informed that with the approval of the competent authority in the Ministry of Rural Development, additional targets of 1,44,220 houses from finalised Awaas lists have been allocated to your State for the financial year 2023-24,” the letter states. 

It is also mentioned in the letter that in line with the scheme’s focus, the state is required to earmark at least 60 per cent of the targets for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes subject to their availability in the housing database. It has also requested to finalise the District/Block/GP-wise and Category-wise targets in the State as per the User Manual on Housing issued by the Ministry.

The letter from the Ministry of Rural Development also requested, “to issue necessary instructions to all the Districts/Blocks/GPs within your State to fix targets on AwaasSoft as per the User Manual and expedite the sanctioning of these houses to ensure timely completion of houses.”