CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said that the state govt would provide housing facilities to all underprivileged families under the Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana.
The allotment of 100-square-yard plots to eligible individuals would be carried out in phases, said Saini while chairing a review meeting of the housing for all department held at the secretariat here.
Under the scheme, plots will be given in developed colonies with all essential amenities, similar to urban areas. An allocation of Rs 100 crore has been made.
The CM directed the officers to ensure that eligible families were provided the option of financing the amount for flat or plot allotment through banks. This will ensure that no eligible family is deprived of the scheme’s benefits, even if they are unable to make a lump sum payment.
Under the schemes, all eligible families in the state who do not own a house, land to build a house, or a flat, and whose annual income is less than Rs 1.80 lakh, have been identified. Under the Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana, over 5 lakh people applied for 100-square-yard plots, and all eligible beneficiaries would soon receive their plots in phases. Similarly, under the other scheme, 50-square-yard plots would be allotted in mahagram panchayats.
Under the Mukhyamantri Shahri Awas Yojana, more than 2.89 lakh families living in cities who do not own a house and have an annual income of less than Rs 1.80 lakh, have applied, with 1.51 lakh individuals for plots, and 1.38 lakh for flats. Last year, provisional allotment letters were issued to 15,256 applicants.
