Nearly 2.75 lakh beneficiaries have availed a subsidy scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), with Gujarat topping the chart.<br />''<br />''<br />''Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra said  in New Delhi on Wednesday that Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh had the most number of beneficiaries under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) after Gujarat.<br />''<br />''<br />''The Secretary said over 88,000 beneficiaries have been disbursed CLSS in Gujarat, while 74,000 people have availed the subsidy in Madhya Pradesh in three categories of  economically weaker section (EWS), low income group (LIG) and middle income group (MIG) categories under the PMAY (U).<br />''<br />''<br />''He said more than 15,000 beneficiaries have got CLSS in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh each, followed by Tamil Nadu with 12,000 beneficiaries.<br />'' <br />''Under the CLSS, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry provides a subsidy of up to Rs 2.67 lakh to the beneficiaries. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The PMAY (U), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015, aims to ensure "Housing for all by 2022" by providing financial assistance to beneficiaries.</span><br />