Building Pune: PMC to construct 4,173 affordable apartments under PMAY second phase

The apartments would be constructed at five locations in the city - 296 in Balewadi, 736 in Kondhwa, 676 in Dhanori, 2000 in Hadapsar, and 465 in Vadgaon Khurd.

Written by Ajay Jadhav

Pune | February 13, 2025 03:53 PM IST

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A total of 3.15 lakh water meters will be installed under the project along with laying pipelines of 1,800 km and 82 overhead water tanks, Bhosale said, adding that it aims to check water loss due to leakages and theft. (Express File Photo)

After the successful completion of 2,658 apartments under the first phase of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in 2023, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to build over 4,100 apartments in the second phase of the Central Government scheme meant for lower and middle income groups.

The apartments, with a carpet area of 30×45 sqm, would be constructed at five locations in the city — 296 in Balewadi, 736 in Kondhwa, 676 in Dhanori, 2000 in Hadapsar, and 465 in Vadgaon Khurd.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the second phase of PMAY in September last year. Accordingly, the PMC administration has proposed the construction of 4,173 apartments in the city in the second phase,” said Municipal Commissioner Rajendra Bhosale.

The municipal commissioner said the second phase of PMAY includes the construction of apartments in the Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) scheme. The proposal will be forwarded to the Central Government for approval, he said.

“Annual income up to Rs 6 lakh has been kept as the eligibility for the beneficiaries under PMAY. The Central Government would provide financial assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh and the state government would provide Rs 1 lakh per apartment,” he said.

Officials concerned said the implementation process of the second phase of PMAY apartments would be done in a better way than that of the phase one.

“We have learnt certain things while implementing the first phase of PMAY. There will be improvement in the second phase of PMAY for attracting beneficiaries to avail the benefit,” said city engineer Prashant Waghmare.

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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has recently reviewed the project and urged the civic administration to implement the second phase of PMAY at the earliest.

During the first phase of the project, the PMC acquired land in return of Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) and Rs 276 crore were spent on constructing the 2,658 apartments.

The Pune civic body faced difficulty in convincing beneficiaries as 5,000 selected beneficiaries opted out of the scheme due to personal and financial reasons.

Ajay Jadhav

Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast. Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste. Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter. Ajay has been reporting on sustainable development initiatives that protects the environment while ensuring infrastructure development. ... Read More

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