Archive · 6 Oct 2026
UP Orders Faster Urban Housing Scheme Implementation
Uttar Pradesh is working to provide permanent homes to families who need them.
The state reviewed a housing programme called Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0.
Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma told officials to work faster.
He said they should check who qualifies and help move homes through construction on time.
He said no eligible family should miss out.
The state also received national recognition for its housing programme work for the third year in a row.
Officials from the housing department attended the meeting in Lucknow.
Urban Development Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma ordered faster implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 in Uttar Pradesh.
He directed officials to move beneficiaries from eligibility selection through house construction within the stipulated timeframe.
Sharma said no eligible family should miss out on housing benefits and called for avoiding unnecessary delays.
Uttar Pradesh was recognised as one of the country’s best-performing states for the third consecutive time.
Officials from the State Urban Development Agency and other departments attended the review programme in Lucknow.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma and departmental officials.
- What
- Officials reviewed progress and were ordered to speed up implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0.
- When
- October 6; the article also says the state was honoured on Monday, without specifying the year.
- Where
- At a State Urban Development Agency programme in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To ensure eligible and needy urban families receive housing benefits without unnecessary delays.
- Scheme
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- Minister
- Urban Development Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma
- Review location
- State Urban Development Agency, Lucknow
- Recognition
- Uttar Pradesh was honoured as one of the country’s best-performing states for the third consecutive time.
- Implementation focus
- Timely processing from beneficiary selection through house construction