{"id":373266,"date":"2026-10-06T16:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373266"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:13:27","slug":"pmay-u-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pmay-u-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PMAY-U Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> As part of the PMAY-U Awards 2026, Best Performing States\/UTs under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0 were felicitated during the celebration event of World Habitat Day 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About PMAY-U Awards 2026<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSx1TivShad4I8foHSk9qVwpzQpYe1jcjWNfV7pVla5sNLEH91O9vhthQE&amp;s=10\" alt=\"PMAY Urban Awards 2026 \" width=\"261\" height=\"303\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PMAY Urban<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\">The <\/span><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pradhan-mantri-awas-yojana-scheme\/\">PMAY-U<\/a> Awards<\/span><\/strong> are national honors to honor best-performing states, Union Territories (UTs), and urban local bodies (ULBs) in <strong>implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana\u2013Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Objective:<\/strong> It is to <strong>recognise innovation,<\/strong> encourage <strong>healthy competition<\/strong>, promote best practices and inspire stakeholders to strengthen the <strong>delivery of affordable and quality housing<\/strong> across the country.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Instituted by:<\/strong> It has been instituted by the <strong><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Frequency:<\/strong> It will be held <strong>annually<\/strong> on<strong> World Habitat Day.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PMAY-U Award Categories:<\/strong> Recently,\u00a0 PMAY-U Awards 2026 were announced on the occasion of World Habitat Day in <strong>various categories<\/strong> are as follow:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>State Level Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 300px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%; text-align: center; height: 30px;\"><strong>S. no.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.6689%; text-align: center; height: 30px;\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 30px; text-align: center;\"><strong>States\/UT\/ULB<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%; height: 60px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>1.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.6689%; height: 30px;\">i) State\/UT with <strong>highest completion of <strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC)<\/strong> houses<\/strong> against total sanction under PMAY-U<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 30px;\">\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li>Uttar Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Gujarat<\/li>\n<li>Madhya Pradesh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.6689%; height: 30px;\">ii) State\/UT with <strong>highest completion of BLC houses<\/strong> against total sanction under PMAY-U <em>(<strong>North-Eastern, Hilly States and UTs)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 30px;\">\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li>Arunachal Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Nagaland<\/li>\n<li>Ladakh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%; height: 30px;\"><strong>2.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.6689%; height: 30px;\">State\/UT with <strong>highest completion of Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) houses<\/strong> against total sanction under PMAY-U<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 30px;\">DNH &amp; DD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%; height: 180px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>3.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.6689%; height: 30px;\">State\/UT with <strong>highest number of groundings<\/strong> against total sanction of houses under PMAY-U 2.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 30px;\">\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li>Andhra Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Bihar<\/li>\n<li>Uttar Pradesh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.6689%; height: 150px;\">State\/UT with highest number of groundings against total sanction of houses under PMAY-U 2.0 <em>(North-Eastern, Hilly States and UTs)<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 150px;\">\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li>Arunachal Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Uttarakhand<\/li>\n<li>Puducherry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>Special Recognition Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%; text-align: center; height: 30px;\"><strong>S. no.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%; text-align: center; height: 30px;\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%; height: 30px; text-align: center;\"><strong>States\/UT\/ULB<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">Best PLI Award for <strong>highest number of loans<\/strong> sanctioned under ISS<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">HDFC Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">Best Practice of Town Planning Scheme (TPS) procedure<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">Gujarat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">Best Practice of Shelter Fund practice<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">Tamil Nadu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">Best Practices of mandatorily land reservation for EWS\/LIG in private colonies for AHP vertical<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">Chhattisgarh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">Fastest Completed ARH Project under PMAY-U 2.0 (Naidupetta, Tripati Urban Development Authority, Andhra Pradesh)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">Premier Energy Global Environment Pvt. Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">Public Agency with highest number of houses completed and operational under ARHCs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">Tamil Nadu\/ SIPCOT (18,720 beds)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">Private Agency with highest number of houses completed and operational under ARHCs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">SPR India Pvt. Ltd. (11,154 beds)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">Special recognition Award for highest percentage of houses sanctioned against target under PMAY-U 2.0 among Large States<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">Bihar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%;\">State with Highest number of reforms achieved under PMAY-U 2.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%;\">Gujarat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>ULB Level Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 219px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%; text-align: center; height: 30px;\"><strong>S. no.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%; text-align: center; height: 30px;\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%; height: 30px; text-align: center;\"><strong>ULB<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10.9977%; height: 189px;\" rowspan=\"2\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%; height: 60px;\">ULB with highest completion of BLC houses against total sanction under PMAY-U (1-5 Lakh Population)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%; height: 60px;\">Uluberia, West Bengal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 129px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 53.7415%; height: 129px;\">ULB with highest completion of BLC houses against total sanction under PMAY-U (Below 1 Lakh Population)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.2607%; height: 129px;\">\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li>Kailasahar, Tripura<\/li>\n<li>Khowai, Tripura<\/li>\n<li>Waraseoni, Madhya Pradesh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: As part of the PMAY-U Awards 2026, Best Performing States\/UTs under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0 were felicitated during the celebration event of World Habitat Day 2026. 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