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Source: News on Air
Context:
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched Angikaar 2025, a nationwide outreach campaign under PMAY–Urban 2.0 to accelerate housing delivery and strengthen beneficiary awareness.
About Angikaar 2025
- What it is?
- A last-mile outreach initiative under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U 2.0) aimed at bridging implementation gaps and ensuring that housing benefits reach intended beneficiaries.
- Aim:
- To create mass awareness of PMAY-U 2.0.
- To facilitate verification of applications and expedite completion of sanctioned houses.
Features
- Duration: Two-month campaign across 5,000+ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
- Activities: Door-to-door campaigns, loan melas, cultural events, and PM Awas Mela – Shehri.
- Focus: Special outreach to vulnerable groups and convergence with other social welfare programmes (health, sanitation, finance, etc.).
- Target: Completion of pending houses and delivery of 1 crore additional houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0.
About PMAY-U 2.0
- Launched to provide “Housing for All” in urban areas by 2025.
- Focus on affordable housing, beneficiary-led construction, and technology-driven solutions.
- Integrates housing with welfare initiatives like Jal Jeevan Mission, Ujjwala, Ayushman Bharat for holistic urban living.
