The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), launched in 2005, and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), launched in 2015, have been some of the most significant interventions towards improved housing in recent times. A comparative look at their contribution to urban housing offers some clues about how policy is being shaped to respond to the emerging needs of Indian cities.

What does PMAY-Urban data about sanctioned houses tell us about state policies with regard to adopting different verticals of the program across city sizes?

A comparison of the top 6 metropolitan cities shows considerable variations in their approach to PMAY-U.

What does project sanctions data tell us about how the PMAY Urban is faring in small, medium and large cities?

Neither the physical and financial progress of the urban component of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna have fared as as well as the PMAY-Grameen, which focuses on housing in rural India.

BLC dominates and only a handful of states show variations in the the verticals adopted under PMAY