Rs 1.77 cr distributed among 336 beneficiaries
BARAMULLA, SEPTEMBER 11: Minister for Rural Development,
Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan today launched the centrally
sponsored 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana' (Grameen) at Baramulla in presence of
Minister for Horticulture Syed Basharat Bukhari.
The scheme aims at providing assistance to the poor and economically
downtrodden for constructing residential houses.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister highlighted various aspects of
the scheme and said the scheme has been launched with the mission of providing
housing for all by 2022. He said that Baramulla is the first district that
chosen for launching this ambitious scheme.
While emphasizing upon the concerned for bringing transparency in its
implementation, the Minister said that our commitment is to uplift the weaker
section of the society for which various welfare schemes are afoot.
The Minister also stresses for proper verification of the beneficiaries
so that funds allotted for the scheme are not misappropriated.
Highlighting the need for awareness dissemination regarding the
importance of community assets, the Minister sought cooperation from the people
in realizing the dream of development and urged upon them to properly monitor
the quality of development works in their respective areas.
Abdul Haq directs the BDOs to organize Gram Sabhas in their respective
areas on September 15 through which the actual beneficiaries are identified besides creating awareness
among masses. He also complimented the role of various officers and field
functionaries for their endeavors.
Meanwhile, Minister for Horticulture Syed Basharat Bukhari hailed the
endeavors of Rural Development Department and said that the department has a
proactive role to play for the socio-economic development of rural areas.
He also said the present collation government led by Chief Minister,
Mehbooba Mufti has taken the mission of development and is personally
monitoring the pace and performance of every department.
Assistant Commissioner Development Mir Munawar highlighted the various
aspects of the scheme through the power point presentation and said that 336
beneficiaries were identified among which Rs 1.77 crore will be distributed.
He said that Rs 12000 for construction of toilet under SBM and 90
mandays under MNREGA will also be provided to the beneficiary.
Legislators Javed Hassan Beigh, Mohammad Abass Wani and Yawar Dilawar
Mir, District Development Commissioner Dr Nasir Ahmad Naqash, Director RDD
Gazanfar Ali and various other district and Sectoral officers besides a huge
gathering of people were present on the occasion.
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