Angikaar 2025

Context: The Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs, launched “Angikaar 2025”, a last-mile outreach campaign under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0), to accelerate scheme implementation and awareness across urban India.

Objectives of Angikaar 2025

• Awareness: Create widespread awareness about PMAY-U 2.0 and fast-track verification of applications.
• Housing Completion: Expedite completion of already sanctioned houses under PMAY-U.
• Credit Guarantee: Inform stakeholders about the Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low Income Housing (CRGFTLIH) scheme.
• Last-Mile Delivery: Ensure last-mile delivery and holistic development through community mobilisation, targeted engagement, and convergence with other Government of India schemes.
• Inclusive Benefits: Provide benefits of PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana to PMAY-U beneficiaries and prioritise housing for Special Focus Groups under PMAY-U 2.0.

Flagship Events under Angikaar 2025

• PMAY-U Awas Diwas: Celebrated on 17th September 2025 to mark the first year of PMAY-U 2.0 launch.
• PM Awas Mela – Shehri: Anchor event at District Headquarters or Municipal Corporation level in larger cities.

Implementation Strategy of Campaign

• Campaign duration: 2 Months
• Coverage: Over 5,000 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) nationwide.
• Outreach methods: Door-to-door awareness, camps, loan melas, cultural events, and community mobilisation under the Jan Bhagidari movement.
• State/UT officials to coordinate with ULBs to ensure effective implementation.

About Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0)

• Aim: To provide all-weather pucca houses to all eligible urban households under the vision of Housing for All. 
• Implemented by:  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
• Launch: PMAY-U was launched on 25 June 2015, with the revamped PMAY-U 2.0 commencing in September 2024.
• Financial assistance through four verticals:
  • Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC): Up to ₹2.5 lakh support for EWS families to build pucca houses on their own land.
  • Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP): Public/private agencies build affordable homes for EWS families with subsidy up to ₹2.5 lakh.
  • Affordable Rental Housing (ARH): Rental homes for EWS/LIG, migrants, and workers with basic civic and social amenities ensured by States/UTs.
  • Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS): Interest subsidy on home loans for EWS, LIG, and MIG households for buying or building houses.

Port-based Green Hydrogen Pilot Project

Context: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways inaugurated India’s first Port-based Green Hydrogen Pilot Project at V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port, Thoothukudi, marking a milestone in India’s clean energy transition.

What is Green Hydrogen ? 

• Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis powered by renewable energy like solar or wind.

About Green Hydrogen Pilot Project

• Project Cost: Built at a cost of ₹3.87 crore.
• Capacity: 10 Nm³/hr.
• Applications: Used for powering streetlights and an electric vehicle charging station in the port colony.
• Milestone: VOC Port becomes the first Indian port to produce green hydrogen.

About V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (Tuticorin Port)

• It is the second-largest port in Tamil Nadu and the third-largest container terminal in India.
• Location: Located in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, V.O. Chidambaranar Port is a major seaport declared on July 11, 1974.
• History: Formerly Tuticorin Port, it was renamed in honour of freedom fighter and maritime pioneer V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, remembered as “Kappalottiya Thamizhan.”

India’s First Lithium-ion Battery Plant

Context: Union Minister for Electronics & IT  inaugurated India’s first advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Sohna, Haryana.

Manufacturing Plant Details

• Investment: ₹3,000 crore.
• Capacity: 20 crore battery packs annually (to meet ~40% of India’s requirement of 50 crore cell packs/year).
• Products: Lithium-ion batteries for mobile phones, wearables, hearables (watches, earbuds, AirPods), and laptops.
• Employment: Expected to create 5,000 jobs.
• Timeline: Initial production to begin in Q4 2025, gradually scaling to full capacity.
• Scheme: Established under the Centre’s Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) scheme.

Significance of the Plant

• Self-Reliance: Marks a major step towards self-reliance in electronics manufacturing.
• Reduced Imports: Lowers dependency on imported key components.
• Global Hub: Supports India’s goal of emerging as a global hub for electronics and semiconductors.

About Lithium-ion battery 

• A Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery is a rechargeable battery that stores and releases energy using lithium ions, widely used in electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy storage due to its high energy density and long life.

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