Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Uttar Pradesh Wins Two National PMAY-U Awards, Leads Housing Completions
Uttar Pradesh received two awards for its work on an urban housing program.
The awards were presented at a national event in New Delhi on October 5.
One award recognized the state for completing the most houses under a program component called Beneficiary Led Construction.
The ranking compared completed houses with the number of houses approved.
Uttar Pradesh also came third for getting construction started on approved homes under PMAY-U 2.0.
Tokhan Sahu presented the awards.
Mahendra Bahadur Singh accepted them for the state.
The awards recognized the state's housing work.
Uttar Pradesh received two national awards for its performance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban.
The awards were presented at a World Habitat Day event in New Delhi on October 5.
The state ranked first among states for completed houses under the Beneficiary Led Construction component.
Uttar Pradesh ranked third for the share of sanctioned PMAY-U 2.0 houses where construction had started.
State Urban Development Agency Director Mahendra Bahadur Singh accepted the awards for Uttar Pradesh.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh and its State Urban Development Agency (SUDA).
- What
- The state received two national awards for performance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban.
- When
- October 5; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Why
- For ranking first in completed houses under Beneficiary Led Construction and third in the share of sanctioned PMAY-U 2.0 houses with construction underway.
- Awards received
- Two national awards
- Event
- World Habitat Day national event
- Event date
- October 5; year not specified
- Venue
- Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- First-place category
- Highest number of completed houses against sanctioned houses under Beneficiary Led Construction
- Third-place category
- Highest percentage of grounding against sanctioned houses under PMAY-U 2.0
- Award presenter
- Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu