Assam govt hands over 55,000 pucca houses, launches women mason drive
pucca houses
to houseless households in rural areas, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
along with Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
, presented 55 thousand pucca houses to the rural beneficiaries at a central Grihapravesh ceremony held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalkashetra.
It may be noted that besides the Grihapravesh ceremony, the Union Minister along with the Chief Minister launched '
Lakhimi Mistri
'-
women mason initiative
under
PMAY-G
where in women beneficiaries will be trained to master the art of masonry to construct PMAY-G houses. They also distributed safety kits to the women beneficiaries. The day also marked the inauguration of 21 knowledge centres across the state, and the launch of e-POS system for fertiliser purchases and distribution of Asomi seeds to the beneficiaries.
Sarma said that for putting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of providing pucca houses to all in practice, State government has been taking all steps for the successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) in the state. In a historic move last year, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
dedicated 5,55,555 houses under PMAY (G) to the use of the people of Assam. In the month of July 2023, the State government distributed 3,08,640 houses on a single day to the eligible beneficiaries.
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Moreover, in the month of September last year, synchronizing with roll out of the PMAY-G 2.0, allotment letters were distributed to 1,71,593 new beneficiaries. In the month of January this year in presence of Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the government gave 50 thousand houses to the eligible beneficiaries. Continuing the tempo, another 55 thousand beneficiaries have been endowed with the gifts of pucca houses today under PMAY-G in Assam, the Chief Minister said.
Sarma moreover said that under PMAY-G scheme, since 2016, Assam received a target of building 26,11,793 houses. Out of these, till 15 May, allotment of 25,73,325 houses have been given. Out of the total allotted houses, construction of 20,13,478 houses have already been completed. The Chief Minister also said that efforts have been made to ensure that all eligible families become entitled to pucca houses and as per Awaas Plus Survey, all eligible families will be brought under PMAY-G scheme.
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He also said that the distribution of 55 thousand houses today would be considered historic as the launch of Lakhimi Mistri initiative constitutes an important part of PMAY-G houses. This initiative along with empowering the women folks will help them to become self-reliant. Moreover, this initiative will help in creating a skilled pool of work forces in the state.
Sarma also thanked Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for approving a target of 3,76,075 houses for Assam during financial year 2025-26 under PMAY-G from the final Awaas Plus 2018 survey list. He said that the approval would saturate the waiting list of the state and will help in realizing the vision of Prime Minister Modi that is '
Housing for All
' in the rural areas and will enable all the economic disadvantaged people to sleep under pucca house and live with dignity.
Sarma also reaffirmed the government's commitment to continue driving the progress for a self-reliant and prosperous Assam. He said that visible progress in rural transformation and the uplift of farmers are direct results of the government's focused initiatives of rural development. He on the occasion also said that his government has set a 100 per cent paddy procurement target and is on course to achieve it by June this year. He also thanked the Prime Minister and Union Agriculture Minister for all their help, which enabled Assam to scale new heights in rural development.
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