The Yogi Adityanath government, dedicated to providing the highest number of houses in the state, has expressed its commitment to secure the first position for the third consecutive time in the PMAY-Urban Beneficiaries Awards-2023.
This is in line with the Central government’s plan to launch the PMAY-Urban Beneficiaries Awards 2023 and the PMAY (Urban) State Awards for Scheme Implementation on the completion of eight years of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban. For this purpose, necessary directions have been given to the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) by the Yogi government.
In this sequence, SUDA has issued SOP (special operating procedure) by constituting a committee at the municipal level. It is noteworthy that UP has won these awards for two consecutive times and is set to make a hat-trick by winning the award for the third time in a row.
SUDA Mission Director Dr Anil Kumar stated that on the completion of eight years of PMAY-U (2015-2021), the third phase of Beneficiaries Awards 2023 and PMAY (U) State Awards for Scheme Implementation is being organised. The objective is to recognise the active participation of PMAY-U beneficiaries across the country and identify the progress of the scheme in the state.
The Central government has set the deadline for applications from June 25 to December 31. It is noteworthy that the Government of India had awarded Uttar Pradesh the first prize in the category of states that performed exceptionally well in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Awards in 2019 and 2022.
In 2019, Mirzapur Nagar Palika Parishad received the first prize in the Nagar Palika Parishad category, Malihabad Nagar Panchayat, Lucknow, received the first prize, and Haripur Nagar Panchayat in Sant Kabir Nagar received the third prize. Similarly, in 2021, Agra Nagar Nigam received the first prize in the Nagar Nigam category, Bhadohi Nagar Palika Parishad received the second prize in the Nagar Palika Parishad category, and Kirauli Nagar Panchayat received the second prize in the Nagar Panchayat category.
The SUDA mission director mentioned that the department has set two parameters to assess the awards in line with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision of securing the first position in the PMAY-Urban awards. Two cities that excel in these parameters until the date specified by the Central government will be recognised as the Best Achiever and Best Performer, respectively.
The Best Performer will be awarded based on their performance until that particular month, while the Best Achiever will be awarded based on their exceptional performance in the first month in relation to the set parameters.
Additionally, instructions have been given to form teams at the municipal level to address pending projects. These teams will be regularly reviewed based on the set objectives, with a focus on 100 per cent completion of projects.