Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban Housing Mission is now set for implementation in Delhi. An official release said that issues that held back implementation of the scheme in the national capital territory for 22 months have now been resolved. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Venkaiah Naidu has approved signing of Memorandum of Agreement between the Ministry, Delhi Development Authority and Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, DUSIB. The issues were resolved at a meeting taken by the Lt.Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal last month.
Keeping in view the uniqueness of jurisdiction of land ownership in NCT of Delhi, it was decided in the meeting that DDA and DUSIB will sign the Memorandum of Agreement as required under the PMAY(Urban) Mission Guidelines. As per the Guidelines, Delhi government was to sign the MoA. However, Venkaiah Naidu has now granted exemption in this regard.