| Type: | Ministry |
| Seal: | Government of India logo.svg |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of India |
| Headquarters: | Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Budget: | (2023-24 est)[1] |
| Minister1 Name: | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Cabinet Minister |
| Minister2 Name: | Tokhan Sahu |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister of State |
| Chief1 Name: | Katikithala Srinivas, IAS |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (Housing and Urban Affairs) |
| Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | |
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is a ministry of the Government of India with executive authority over the formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing and urban development in India. The ministry was under the charge of Venkaiah Naidu and was given to Hardeep Singh Puri when Naidu was elected Vice President of India.[2] The Ministry became independent from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in 2004,[3] but was later re-merged with it in 2017.[4]
The ministry also published the National City Rating, which ranked the cleanest cities in India, under which Indore was rated as the cleanest.[5]
The ministry announced Smart Cities in India on 27 August 2015.
In July 2019, the ministry released specifications for Metrolite transport system - a cheaper, smaller and slower metro system.[6]
This ministry is the Cadre Controlling Authority (CCA) of the three cadres in CPWD:[7]
1) Central Architects Services (CAS)
2) Central Engineering Services (CES)
3) Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Services (CEMES)
These are Group A Civil Services.