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Prime Minister's Urban Housing Scheme Adds Over 190,000 New Homes

The latest meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee approved more than 190,000 additional houses under the Prime Minister's Housing Scheme for Cities Version Two.

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Key Points

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190,000+ new houses approved, total 2.08 million.

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Target groups: low‑income families, women owners, seniors, scheduled castes, tribes, other backward classes.

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Financial help up to 2.5  lakh Indian rupees per family.

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Women receive ownership or co‑ownership of most homes.

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Goal: faster approvals, effective monitoring, and delivery of housing benefits.

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Summary

This brings the total number of sanctioned houses to about 2.08 million, benefiting families in the Economically Weaker Section, Low Income Group, Middle Income Group, women, senior citizens, and scheduled castes, tribes, and other backward classes.

The programme aims to speed up construction, ensure proper monitoring, and provide ownership to women and other eligible beneficiaries.

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New Words to Learn

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Prime Minister's Housing Scheme for Cities Version Two
the government's plan to build safe and affordable homes in towns and cities
Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee
a group of officials who decide and check the progress of the housing plan
approved
officially allowed to go ahead
sanctioned
given official permission
beneficiary
person who receives help
economically weaker section
people who have very little money
low income group
families that earn a small amount of money each year
middle income group
families that earn a moderate amount of money each year
senior citizens
older adults
scheduled caste
a community that the government supports because of past unfair treatment
scheduled tribe
a group of people with a distinct culture that receives special help
other backward classes
additional groups that need extra support
co‑ownership
when more than one person shares ownership of a house
monitoring
watching to make sure things are done correctly
implementation
the act of putting a plan into action
financial help
money given to families to build or buy a house
Indian rupees
the money used in India
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