AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Gujarat starting August 25, during which he will inaugurate 1,449 houses and 130 shops constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), with a total investment of Rs 133.42 crore, according to officials.
The inauguration of these houses is a key event during his visit, as per an official statement.
“As part of the in-situ slum redevelopment initiative under the PMAY (Urban), the Prime Minister will inaugurate rehabilitation efforts encompassing 1,449 houses and 130 shops at a cost of Rs 133.42 crore, located in sector-3 of the slum area known as Ramapir Tekra within the West Zone of Ahmedabad city,” the statement detailed.
This project was executed under the Slum Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Policy of 2013 managed by the Urban Development and Urban Housing Department of Gujarat.
As for state-wide progress under the PMAY (Urban), Gujarat has sanctioned 9.66 lakh houses, surpassing the target of 7.64 lakh, with approximately 9.07 lakh houses already completed.
Beginning in 2025-26, the Gujarat government will provide an additional Rs 50,000 per house for the roof-cast level under the PMAY (Rural), fully funded from the state budget.
“This initiative aims to assist beneficiaries in meeting the housing objectives set for 2024-25 and future goals. To date, 34,759 beneficiaries have received a total of Rs 173.80 crore under this program,” the statement mentioned.
Under the ‘Mukhyamantri Protsahak Sahay Yojana’, those beneficiaries who finish house construction within six months of receiving the first instalment will receive an extra incentive of Rs 20,000.
So far, 74,930 beneficiaries have benefited from Rs 149.86 crore under this scheme, the statement revealed.
To further assist women-headed households, the government provides an extra Rs 5,000 per beneficiary for bathroom construction associated with housing.
“Up to now, 82,845 beneficiaries have accessed this aid, totaling Rs 41.42 crore. Additionally, beneficiaries can receive Rs 25,920 for 90 days of employment under MGNREGA and Rs 12,000 for toilet construction under the Swachh Bharat Mission. In total, each beneficiary is eligible for assistance amounting to Rs 2,32,920 under this scheme,” it stated.
Within three months of the central government’s launch of the Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) Scheme in 2020, which aims to provide affordable housing for the urban poor and workers, Gujarat became the first state to get project approval by converting 393 houses into rental units in Surat city.
Furthermore, Gujarat is among six states chosen by the central government to execute the Light House Project as part of the Global Housing Technology Challenge. In Rajkot, 1,144 houses were constructed utilizing monolithic concrete building techniques with tunnel formwork.
Under the PMAY (Rural), the central government has set a target of 8,43,168 houses from 2016-17 to 2024-25, of which 6,00,932 have been completed.
Regarding the spillover target of 2,78,533 houses for 2025-26, 39,092 have been completed between April 1 and August 20, 2025, while 2,39,441 are still under construction, slated for completion by March 2026, according to the statement.
From 2016-17 until August 20, 2025, a cumulative expenditure of Rs 8,936.55 crore has been incurred under the scheme.
