Assessment of Housing Shortage
The question asked for the latest assessment of housing shortage in urban areas and details on the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0 scheme, answered by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Shri K Gopinath (asked), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (answered)
- Census 2011: 9,38,348 homeless persons, 17.4% urban population in slums
- Housing shortage in 2012: 187.8 lakh
- PMAY-U sanctioned: 111.48 lakh houses
- PMAY-U 2.0 sanctioned: 16.20 lakh houses
- Total sanctioned under both schemes: 121.03 lakh houses
- Central assistance released: 1.81 lakh crore
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Parliamentary Q&A
06.08.2026
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Document details
| Official title | Assessment of Housing Shortage |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q261 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 06.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |