Government of India (GoI) launched the scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Housing for All (Urban) [PMAY(U)] during June 2015 envisioning ‘Housing for All’ by 2022. The Government of Karnataka (GoK) notified Karnataka Affordable Housing Policy (KAHP), 2016 in alignment with PMAY(U) and dovetailed the existing state sector housing schemes with PMAY(U).
A performance audit on ‘Implementation of Housing schemes for Urban Poor in Karnataka’ was conducted for the period 2015-16 to 2020-21 to assess whether the selection of beneficiaries for projects under the PMAY(U) scheme ensured inclusion of eligible population and the projects were planned and executed comprehensively to meet the challenges of housing for urban poor.