PMAY-Urban
Also called: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban · Topic: Urban Local Government: Municipalities and Cities · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) is a central housing mission launched on 25 June 2015. It aims to give pucca houses, meaning permanent houses built of brick or concrete, to the urban poor, with help from the Centre. PMAY-U 2.0 was approved in 2024 to build one crore more houses (verify).
Example
A poor family living in a kutcha hut in a city can get central help under PMAY-U to build or buy a pucca house. PMAY-U was launched on the same day as AMRUT and the Smart Cities Mission.
Don't confuse with
- Smart Cities Mission: launched on 25 June 2015 for area-based projects and technology in 100 cities chosen by competition, and run through SPVs (special purpose vehicles, which are companies). It ended on 31 March 2025. PMAY-U is about housing for the poor.