PMAY-G houses to 5 lakh beneficiaries in Jorhat

JORHAT: Close to the government's objective to grant 'Housing for all' in the rural areas, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh presented sanction letters to 12 beneficiaries as a part of providing houses to 5 lakh beneficiaries at a programme held at Court Field in Jorhat today.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma termed the day eventful and memorial in the field of service delivery to the people of the state. He said that the process of giving 5 lakh houses to the beneficiaries under PMAY Gramin started from Jorhat and would be replicated throughout the state. He said since 2014 when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of the country till today, the Centre has sanctioned 19 lakh houses for Assam with a financial outlay of Rs 27,000 crore. Out of this, 7 lakh houses are under different phases of construction and building of another 5 lakh has begun today involving a financial outlay of Rs 7739.50 crore. As the first instalment, steps have been taken to disburse the amount of Rs 1657.50 crore. He on the occasion also called upon the beneficiaries to make good use of the money which has been disbursed in their bank accounts. At the same time, if any undeserving person's name gets included in the beneficiary list, he asked the people to lodge a complaint at the 1800-1232-35600 helpline number.

The Chief Minister further said that of the 12 thousand beneficiaries in the Jorhat district, four thousand belong to tea garden communities. He, therefore, asked the tea garden management to provide NoC for the construction of the houses. The scheme was meant for people belonging below the poverty line, Dr Sarma said that the scheme would also lead to strengthening the rural economy as the purchase of construction materials like brick, sand, cement, and road for building houses would ensure livelihood for the local traders.

Giving a snapshot of the steps that the Government of Assam has taken to fulfil electoral promises, Chief Minister Dr Sarma asked the youth to get involved in productive activities. He also said that the State government has set a target of meeting 10 lakh litres of milk by 2026. Similarly, he also mentioned several steps that the State government has taken for making the women's self-help group more productive and professional. Stating that through agriculture and industrialization, the State government would habilitate two lakh youth, Sarma said that steps have been taken to give a facelift to the Arunodoi scheme. He also said that the current financial aid given under the Arunodoi scheme would be enhanced to Rs 1250 from 15th August 2022.

On the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma also spoke in brief about different plans that the government has conceived for the development of Jorhat. Besides building a full-fledged stadium, the DC office, Jorhat would be shifted to Cinnamara Tea Estate areas and the existing DC office would be converted into a state-of-the-art museum. He said that Rs 50 crore has already been sanctioned for an integrated DC office in Jorhat, a press release said.

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