7th CSMC sanctions 2.13 lakh more houses under PMAY-Urban 2.0; total crosses 16 lakh

📌 Summary:

• The 7th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), chaired by Secretary MoHUA, sanctioned over 2.13 lakh additional houses under PMAY-Urban 2.0 on 17 June 2026
• Total houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0 now cross 16.13 lakh
• New sanctions split across two verticals: Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC) – 1.89 lakh houses; Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) – 23,602 houses, spread over 16 States
• Strong gender focus: of the 2.13 lakh houses, 2.05 lakh (97%) allotted to women, including widows, separated and unmarried women; 22 to transgenders; 25,035 to senior citizens
• Social-justice focus: 34,257 houses for SC, 22,516 for ST, 87,077 for OBC beneficiaries
• Committee stressed grounding sanctioned houses, project monitoring and prioritising housing near mass-transit corridors

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 Governance / GS1 Urbanisation — Housing for All, welfare-scheme delivery, women-led ownership, inclusive urban development

📝 Prelims Facts:

• PMAY-U 2.0 verticals cited: Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC) and Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)
• Total sanctioned: 16.13 lakh houses; latest tranche: 2.13 lakh across 16 States
• 97% of latest houses allotted to women

🔑 Key Term: Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC) — a PMAY vertical giving funds to eligible families to build a pucca house on their own land