Prime Minister Narender Modi, in 2015, launched a new housing scheme under Prime Minister’s Awaas Yojna with the aim of providing Housing for all by 2022. Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Housing for All (Urban) alone keeping in mind the slum decadal growth rate of 34%, the slum households were projected to go up to 18 million. 2 million non-slum urban poor households are proposed to be covered under the Mission. Hence, total housing shortage envisaged to be addressed through the new mission is 20 million (2 Crore). The re-structured rural housing scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) which has the objective of “Housing for All by 2022” was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 20th November, 2016 from Agra. 2.95 crore houses are set to be constructed by 2022 to achieve the set objective of PMAY-G which has been decided to achieve in phases. Thus, a total of 4.95 crore houses are to be constructed by 2022. In a tweet on PMO India (@PMOIndia) on Nov 21, 2015, Prime Minister Narender Modi (PM @narendramodi ) tweeted, “We have launched a ‘Housing for All’ program. It involves building 20 million urban houses and 29.5 million rural houses.” Who to get benefit of PMAY? The beneficiary family should not own a pucca house (an all-weather dwelling unit) either in his/her name or in the name of any member of his/her family in any part of India. A beneficiary family will comprise husband, wife and unmarried children. Under the new Housing Scheme – Prime Minister’s Awaas Yojna launched in 2015 with the aim of providing Housing for all by 2022, EWS households are defined as households having an annual income of up to Rs.3,00,000. LIG households are defined as households having an annual income between Rs.3,00,001 (Rupees Three Lakhs One) up to Rs.6,00,000 (Rupees Six Lakhs). States/UTs have the flexibility to redefine the annual income criteria as per local conditions in consultation with the Centre. To check the demand of houses, the Chandigarh Housing board (CHB) conducted a demand survey for allotment of 492 flats in sector 53 of Chandigarh against…