HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS MINISTER LAUNCHED ANGIKAAR 2025 CAMPAING UNDER PM AWAS YOJANA-URBAN 2.0

HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS MINISTER LAUNCHED ANGIKAAR 2025 CAMPAING UNDER PM AWAS YOJANA-URBAN 2.0

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RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

DELHI------------------------Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal launched the Last Mile Outreach Campaign “Angikaar 2025” under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) in New Delhi. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu was also present at the event. Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Kuldeep Narayan, Joint Secretary and Mission Director (JS & MD), Housing for All (HFA) and other senior officials of the Ministry were also present on the occasion.

Angikaar 2025 is an outreach campaign. It will accelerate the implementation of PMAY-U 2.0 by creating widespread awareness about the scheme across the country. The scheme is also designed to expedite the verification of applications and speed up the construction of houses already sanctioned under PMAY-U.

Another key objective of Angikaar 2025 is to inform stakeholders about the Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low Income Housing (CRGFTLIH) scheme. The campaign will ensure last-mile delivery and holistic development through community mobilization, targeted engagement and convergence with other Government of India schemes. Additionally, PMAY-U beneficiaries will be provided the benefit of PM Surya Ghar: Free Electricity Scheme and the housing needs of the beneficiaries of the special focus group identified under PMAY-U 2.0 will be prioritized.

120 lakh houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-U. Out of these, 94.11 lakh pucca houses have already been completed and delivered to the beneficiaries. Angikaar 2025 campaign will facilitate the construction of the remaining houses. In line with the goal of 'Housing for All', the scheme was revamped and launched as PMAY-U 2.0 in September 2024. Under PMAY-U 2.0, one crore additional families in urban India will get financial assistance of up to ₹2.50 lakh by the government to build or purchase a pucca house in cities.

ANGIKAAR 2025 reaffirms the government's commitment to bring welfare schemes closer to the people by addressing implementation gaps. It will reach out to the weaker sections of the society to provide the benefits of the housing scheme. \

ANGIKAAR 2025 will run for a period of two months from 4 September 2025 to 31 October 2025 in more than 5,000 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the country. Extensive awareness will be spread through door-to-door and other outreach mediums and community campaigns across the country. It will organize a series of camps, loan fairs and cultural programs to engage potential beneficiaries and other related stakeholders in the public participation movement.

After the launch of Angikaar 2025, Kuldeep Narayan, Joint Secretary & Managing Director Housing Financing chaired a meeting with State/UT officials to discuss strategies and methods to ensure effective implementation of the campaign.

PMAY-U Housing Day will be celebrated on 17 September 2025 to commemorate the first year of the launch of PMAY-U 2.0 under the campaign. Apart from this, a major event called “Pradhan Mantri Awas Mela – Urban” will be organized at the district headquarters. Pradhan Mantri Awas Mela – Urban will be organized at the Municipal Corporation level in big cities. This major program will be organized in two phases – the first phase will be from 17 September 2025 to 27 September 2025 and the second phase will be on any day between 16 October 2025 to 31 October 2025.

This flagship event will serve as a platform to deliver and showcase the benefits of PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0 while promoting convergence and community outreach at the grassroots level. PM Awas Mela – Urban will include a wide range of services and vibrant community engagement activities. Apart from PM Awas Mela – Urban, a series of events/activities will be organized by urban local bodies at ward/cluster/city level to accelerate the adoption 2025 campaign through various means.