Saturday, 11 September 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The Housing and Urban Development minister Banshidhar Bhagat has said that as the country is celebrating 75 years of independence as Amrit Mahotsav, the dream of having a house of their own is being fulfilled for many. He was addressing a dialogue on housing organised under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) – Urban at the Doon University here on Friday.
Bhagat said that the state government is committed to achieve the targets of the scheme. The minister also discussed health, gas connection and toilet facilities and said that direct benefit transfer is being made into the accounts of the beneficiaries. He opined the long term financial and social effects of these schemes would be on lives of people and there is a need of coordination between financial institutes, universities and departments associated with implementation of these schemes.
The vice chancellor of the Doon University Surekha Dangwal said that the basic security of an individual is strengthened when his need for a house is fulfilled. She said that by PMAY the dream of having a house of many homeless was fulfilled. She said the students and the teachers can make the society aware by having the knowledge of schemes like PMAY.
The assistant director of Urban Development directorate, Rajiv Pandey gave a detailed account of the PMAY. The dean of student welfare HC Purohit, registrar M S Mandrawal and others took part in the programme.
