The Secretary of the Urban Development Department of MOHUA chaired the 10th meeting of CSMA under PMAY‑U 2.0.

Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme (Urban) 2.0, which aims to provide twenty million housing units for the urban poor by 2025, was reviewed by the Secretary of the Urban Development Department of Mohuya, who chaired the 10th meeting of the City‑Specific Monitoring Committee (CSMC). The forum included representatives from the centre, state and local bodies, as well as officials of major financial institutions. The meeting featured a detailed discussion on the progress of projects implemented over the past five months, the status of fund flows, and the challenges arising in the allocation of housing units in urban areas. The Secretary said that construction or rehabilitation work for more than 1.8 crore units has already commenced, but in some metro cities the target remains short due to land‑acquisition issues and a lack of water‑power infrastructure.

The meeting also deliberated on strategic guidelines for the upcoming phases. The CSMC recommended establishing an “Integrated Housing Platform” at the state level to accelerate project monitoring and to strengthen public‑private partnerships (PPP) with the private sector. In addition, it called for greater flexibility in loan facilities from financial institutions and for promoting centre‑state cooperation to control the cost of construction materials. The Secretary assured that these recommendations would be implemented promptly and urged all stakeholders to make coordinated efforts to achieve the target on time.

The meeting concluded with the approval of a joint action plan that prioritizes the construction of an additional 30,000 housing units in twenty‑five major cities in the next quarter. This initiative aims to provide affordable and quality housing to the urban poor, and to…