<h1>Affordable rental housing: state to convert vacant government buildings into rental units under PMAY-U 2.0 guidelines.</h1> The government has instructed departments to identify vacant state-owned urban buildings for conversion into affordable rental housing under the Odisha Urban Housing Mission. Implementation follows PMAY-U 2.0: conversions or new rental housing may be carried out by public agencies or via public-private partnership, with cost recovery through rents. Local authorities will set initial rents by survey and may permit biennial increases of 8% up to a 20% aggregate cap over five years to maintain affordability.