HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, July 13: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the state government has been taking all measures necessary to give shape to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ensuring housing for all by 2024.
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“In this regard, the Government of Assam has been implementing the provisions of PMAY (Grameen) in letter and spirit, the chief minister said while attending the “griha pravesh” ceremony organised by the Government of Assam’s Panchayat & Rural Development Department for as many as three lakh beneficiaries of the Prime Minister Awas Yojana (Grameen) held at the Srimanta Sankardev International Auditorium today.
Addressing the event, Sarma said that with the aim of ensuring a pucca house equipped with all the basic amenities for all eligible beneficiaries in the rural areas, the Panchayat & Rural Development Department of Assam has been working relentlessly in efficient and time-bound implementation of PMAY (Grameen) scheme.
“Beneficiaries are being provided an amount of ₹1.30 lakh each in three installments through their bank accounts as per the provisions of the scheme,” he said.
Stating that a total of 19,10,823 houses have been approved under the scheme beneficiaries for which were selected on the basis of socio-economic caste census (SECC) and Awas+, the chief minister said a total of 12,43,584 houses have already been constructed. By February 2024, construction of another 6 lakh houses would be completed, the chief minister said.
With the aim of ensuring the landless population of the State are also able to enjoy the benefits of the scheme, the government took measures such as allotment of land to the landless, the chief minister said.
The chief minister further stated that in line with PMAY, the state government would implement a scheme named Chief Minister’s Awas Yojana under which a total of 1 lakh houses would be constructed with entirely state government funds.
The event also witnessed the presence of P&RD minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass, speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly Biswajit Daimary, Members of Parliament Queen Ojha, chief secretary Paban Kumar Borthakur and a host of other prominent dignitaries.
