31135 beneficiaries registered under PMAY-G. 14741 houses completed in Rajouri

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD
RAJOURI, MAY 06:–As many as 31135 beneficiaries have been registered to date in the Rajouri district under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) out of which 30924 stand geo-tagged.
14741 PMAY-G houses have been completed to date across the district and about 7000 more houses are expected to be completed before the end of this month.
This was disclosed in a meeting of the officers of the Rural Development Department chaired by Vikas Kundal, District development Commissioner (DDC) organised to review the progress of the construction of houses under PMAY-G.
The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer, Mohammad Khurshid; Assistant Commissioner Development, Vijay Verma; ACP, Rashid Kholi Officer, and all the Block Development Officers.
While taking the note of disbursement of funds into the accounts of beneficiaries, the meeting was informed that 14686 and 5596 beneficiaries have received the 3rd and 4th installments, respectively.
The DDC reviewed block-wise performance under the PMAY-G scheme and asked the Block Development Officers (BDOs) to discuss the forest issues with the PRI members so that necessary action can be taken with their consent.
The DDC also asked the BDOs to organise special Tehsil level committee meetings to ascertain the cases and delete those not found genuine.
“Bridge the gap between the registered cases and the sanctioned cases under the scheme in one week and complete the geo-tagging of Rural Development assets on a war footing” said DDC.
The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) was introduced with the view to boost the ‘Housing for All ‘scheme. The main aim of the PMAY-G scheme is to provide a pucca house with some of the basic amenities.
Vikas Kundal, DDC also reviewed the status of the formulation of the convergence plan in connection with the construction/repair and renovation of water bodies in the district & asked the Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) to submit the convergence plan at the earliest so that work can be started.
14741 houses constructed in Rajouri, 7000 more being completed this month