Over 5 Lakh Houses Delivered To PMAY-G Beneficiaries In MP, PM Attends ‘Grih Pravesh’

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi participated in ‘Grih Pravesham’ of about 5.21 Lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) in Madhya Pradesh today via video conferencing. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union and state ministers, Members of Parliament and state legislators were also present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, the PM congratulated the beneficiaries for their ‘Grih Pravesham’ in the upcoming new year of Vikram Samvat. He said that earlier, political parties did not do enough for the poor despite their professed stance. “Once the poor are empowered, they have the courage to fight poverty. When efforts of an honest government and efforts of empowered poor come together, poverty is defeated”, he said.

The PM emphasised that “these 5.25 lakh houses built in villages under the PMAY are not just statistics, these 5.25 lakh houses are the identity of the poor getting strong in the country.” He further said that this campaign of providing pucca houses to the poor is not just a government scheme but a commitment to instiling confidence in the rural poor. “This is the first step of bringing the poor out of poverty”, the PM said. “These houses reflect the service spirit and a campaign to make women of the villages ‘lakhpati’,” he added.

As against a few lakh houses constructed earlier, PM Modi said that the government has already handed over 2.5 crore pucca houses out of which two crore are in the rural areas. Not even the pandemic could slow this campaign. In Madhya Pradesh, 24 lakh houses out of the approved 30 lakh are already benefitting the people including those from Baiga, Sahariya and Bhariya samaj.

Houses under PMAY, come equipped with toilet, Saubhagya Yojna electricity Connection, Ujala Scheme LED bulb, Ujjwala gas Connection and water connection under the Har Ghar Jal, saving the beneficiaries the hassle of running around for these benefits, the PM highlighted.

Further, he said that among the houses constructed under the scheme, almost two crore houses are registered in the name of women. This ownership has strengthened the participation of women in the financial decision-making of the household. Reiterating the government’s commitment to enhance the dignity and ease of living of women, PM Modi said that in the last two and half years, more than six crore households have been provided tap water connections for clean drinking water.

Addressing the occasion, the PM said that the government has spent Rs 2,60,000 crore on providing free ration to the poor. As the scheme has been extended for the next six months, additional Rs 80,000 crore will be spent for the same. In tune with the government’s commitment to providing full benefit to the intended beneficiaries, the government has weeded out the four crore fake beneficiaries from the record. Post-2014, this exercise was undertaken so that poor get their deserved benefit and money is saved from being pilfered by unscrupulous elements. During ‘Amrit Kaal’, the effort is to take the basic facilities to every beneficiary. He said by aiming for saturation in the schemes the government is eliminating the possibility of discrimination and corruption.

By formalising property records under the Svamitva scheme, the government is easing the business climate in the villages. In Madhya Pradesh, 50,000 villages in all the districts are being surveyed.

He said that for a long-time, the rural economy was restricted to agriculture. Along with encouragement to modern technology like drones and ancient systems like natural farming, the government is opening new avenues in villages.  He complimented the Madhya Pradesh government and the Chief Minister for creating new records in MSP procurement. Madhya Pradesh farmers also received Rs 13,000 crore under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.

The PM called for constructing 75 Amrit Sarovars (Ponds) in every district in the upcoming new year (Pratipada). He asked these Sarovars to be new and big. He said MNREGA funds can be utilised for this and it will be greatly beneficial for the land, nature, small farmers, women and even the local flora & fauna. He appealed to every state government, local bodies and panchayats to work in this direction.

(With inputs from PIB)

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