TNPSC Thervupettagam
November 3 , 2022 625 days 531 0
  • The PMAY-U Award for Implementation and Innovation was instituted under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban.
  • The PMAY-U was launched in 2015 to address the housing shortage in India’s urban areas.
  • It aims to construct 1.12 crore housing units by 2022.
  • This award is conferred to recognize the efforts by the states, UTs and urban local bodies towards achieving the scheme’s objectives.
  • The 2021 Awards are the 2nd edition of these awards.
  • Among the states, the top performers are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  • The top performing states for the 2019 awards were Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
  • Among the north-eastern and hilly states, Tripura emerged as the top performer.
  • The state had won an award for 2019 as well.

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