Speed up PMAY-U 2.0 application verification: Govt tells ULBs

IRKED over the slow-paced scrutiny of applications received for dwelling units under newly-launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) at ULB level, the state government has issued an ultimatum to the civic bodies to speed up the verification process and submit the proposals at the earliest.

- Sudarsan Maharana @Bhubaneswar

Sources in Odisha Urban Housing Mission (OUHM) said since commencement of the application process in early January, a total of 82,382 applications, including 48,598 under beneficiary-led construction (BLC) vertical, have been received till May-end. However, only around 13,925 at a measly 16.90 per cent of the applications have been verified so far. Besides, project proposals for only 14.50 pc of the applications, to the tune of 11,959 dwelling units, have been submitted to the government. "This raises serious concern, especially when the Ministry of Housing