🇬🇧 ENGLISH VERSION (Complete)
Why in the News?
Odisha emerged as the top-performing state in India for the highest number of housing completions under PMAY-U 2.0.
🔑 Key Highlights
1. Performance Ranking
- Odisha secured:
- 1st rank nationwide
- Period:
- March 2025 to March 2026
2. Project Timeline
- PMAY-U 2.0 launched:
- September 2024
3. Current Statistics
Houses Sanctioned
- Total:
- 24,625 houses
Geo-tagged Sites
- Completed:
- 23,464 sites
Houses Completed
- Total completed:
- 2,008 houses
- Foundation work ongoing:
- 3,134 units
4. Implementation Authority
- Department:
- Housing & Urban Development Department
- Minister:
- Krushna Chandra Mahapatra
- Coordination through:
- Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
ℹ️ Additional Information
PMAY-U
- Full Form:
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban
- Launched:
- June 25, 2015
- Ministry:
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
- Objective:
- Provide pucca houses to urban poor
- Headquarters:
- New Delhi
🎯 Significance
- Promotes:
- Affordable urban housing
- Supports:
- “Housing for All” vision
- Improves:
- Urban living standards
🇮🇳 हिंदी संस्करण (पूर्ण)
समाचार में क्यों?
Odisha ने PMAY-U 2.0 के तहत सबसे अधिक घर पूरे करके देश में पहला स्थान प्राप्त किया।
🔑 मुख्य बिंदु
1. रैंकिंग
- ओडिशा:
- देश में प्रथम स्थान
2. योजना शुरुआत
- PMAY-U 2.0:
- सितंबर 2024
3. आंकड़े
- स्वीकृत घर:
- 24,625
- पूर्ण घर:
- 2,008
- Geo-tagging:
- 23,464 साइट
4. कार्यान्वयन
- Housing & Urban Development Department
- मंत्री:
- Krushna Chandra Mahapatra
ℹ️ अतिरिक्त जानकारी
PMAY-U
- शुरू:
- 25 जून 2015
- मंत्रालय:
- MoHUA
🎯 महत्व
- सभी को पक्का घर
- शहरी विकास
🧠 BILINGUAL MCQs (Exam Ready)
Q1. Which state topped PMAY-U 2.0 housing completions?
PMAY-U 2.0 में कौन सा राज्य पहले स्थान पर रहा?
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Odisha ✅
D. Tamil Nadu
Q2. PMAY-U 2.0 launched in?
PMAY-U 2.0 कब शुरू हुआ?
A. 2022
B. 2023
C. 2024 / 2024 ✅
D. 2025
Q3. Total sanctioned houses in Odisha?
ओडिशा में कुल कितने घर स्वीकृत हुए?
A. 20,000
B. 22,000
C. 24,625 / 24,625 ✅
D. 25,000
Q4. Completed houses in Odisha?
ओडिशा में कितने घर पूरे हुए?
A. 1,500
B. 1,800
C. 2,008 / 2,008 ✅
D. 2,500
Q5. PMAY-U launched in which year?
PMAY-U कब शुरू हुआ?
A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015 / 2015 ✅
D. 2016
Q6. PMAY-U comes under which ministry?
PMAY-U किस मंत्रालय के अंतर्गत है?
A. Rural Development
B. Housing & Urban Affairs / आवास एवं शहरी कार्य मंत्रालय ✅
C. Finance
D. Power
Q7. Objective of PMAY-U?
PMAY-U का उद्देश्य क्या है?
A. Smart cities
B. Housing for urban poor / शहरी गरीबों को पक्का घर ✅
C. Roads
D. Electricity
Q8. Odisha capital?
ओडिशा की राजधानी क्या है?
A. Cuttack
B. Sambalpur
C. Bhubaneswar ✅
D. Puri