Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Centre Sanctions 61,084 PMAY Houses in Andhra Pradesh
The Indian government has decided to build 61,084 new houses in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
They will give the money needed to help people buy or rent these homes.
The plan is part of a big national program called PMAY-U 2.0 that helps many people get better homes.
In the whole country, about 16.2 million houses have already been approved.
In Andhra Pradesh, the government has already started building many of these houses and some are already finished and ready for people to move in.
The program also says that certain groups, like street vendors and workers, get priority.
Farmers who pool land in Amaravati are not part of this priority group.
Central government approved 61,084 PMAY-U 2.0 houses for Andhra Pradesh with Rs 882.32 crore assistance.
Nationwide, 16.20 lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0 with Rs 23,383 crore central aid.
Andhra Pradesh received 12,370 houses in latest CSMC meeting (June 17, 2026) across 107 urban local bodies, Rs 185.55 crore assistance.
Earlier PMAY-U program had 19.07 lakh houses sanctioned; 11.38 lakh completed, 10.75 lakh occupied.
PMAY-U 2.0 has grounded 43,947 houses in Andhra Pradesh; 1,980 completed and handed over; land‑pooling farmers excluded from special focus group.
- Who
- Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal
- What
- Sanctioned 61,084 houses under PMAY-U 2.0 for Andhra Pradesh
- When
- Thursday, 2026 (announced in Parliament)
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Why
- To provide affordable housing under the PMAY-U 2.0 scheme
- Central assistance for AP houses
- Rs 882.32 crore
- Total houses sanctioned nationwide
- 16.20 lakh
- AP houses sanctioned in latest CSMC
- 12,370
- AP houses grounded under PMAY-U 2.0
- 43,947
- AP houses completed and handed over
- 1,980