Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) 2.0, Uttarakhand has been honored as the "Best Performing State" at the national level for achieving the highest "grounding ratio"—initiating the construction of the maximum number of houses relative to those sanctioned. The award was presented by Shri Tokhan Sahu, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on October 05, 2026. On behalf of the State Government, Director/Additional Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Uttarakhand, Shri Vinod Goswami, and Assistant Director, Urban Development Directorate, Shri Rajiv Pandey received the award.

Shri Vinod Goswami stated that the primary objective of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) 2.0 is to provide permanent (pucca) housing to eligible homeless families in urban areas. Under this scheme, Uttarakhand has received approval from the Government of India for a total of 3,979 houses, against which grounding for 1,867 houses has already been achieved. In August 2026, the Government of India approved 1,647 houses, for which funds were released to the state government in September 2026. Following the receipt of funds by the state government, funds are being disbursed to local bodies, and grounding for the remaining sanctioned houses will also be carried out.

Currently, funds have been released by the Government of India for the construction of 2,332 houses, against which construction work on 88 percent of the units has already commenced. For the effective implementation of the scheme, the state government is maintaining continuous coordination and monitoring with the concerned local bodies.

Notably, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) 1.0, a total of 62,272 houses were sanctioned for Uttarakhand by the Government of India, out of which construction for 53,320 houses has been completed. For the implementation of this scheme, over ₹1,000 crore has been released as the central share by the Government of India, and approximately ₹300 crore has been issued as the state share by the Uttarakhand Government.

Under the Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC) component of the scheme, construction of 19,380 houses has been completed. Under the Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) component, out of approximately 15,960 houses, more than 11,848 houses have been completed, while construction for the remaining houses is in its final phase. Under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) component, interest subsidy has been provided by the Government of India for 19,190 houses.

The Urban Development Department is maintaining continuous coordination and monitoring with local bodies and executing agencies to ensure that the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana reach the last eligible family and that houses currently under construction are completed swiftly.

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