Ludhiana, Dec. 13 -- Ludhiana (rural) has recorded a big jump in applications (39,500) this time for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) 2.0. In 2018 (PMAY 1.0), the authorities had received only 1,200 applications. The applications for PMAY 2.0 were open between December 2024 and June 2025.

The jump in applications is a result of a grassroots campaign that engaged officials at the village level who identified the eligible people and informed them about how to apply, according to PMAY Ludhiana (rural) nodal officer Varun Rastogi.

"The Union government had this time planned an outreach programme, sending surveyors to villages who found out the eligible people and informed them about hem scheme and how to get the benefit. This led to more a...