PM Modi to Join PMAY Beneficiaries Virtual ‘Grah Pravesh’ in MP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will take part in a virtual ‘grah pravesh’ (housewarming) function on September 12 for people who have built homes with assistance provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The Chief Minister also transferred online a cumulative amount of Rs 102 crore, which was the fourth and last installment of home finance, to 68,000 beneficiaries on Tuesday, officials said. Chouhan said that 17 lakh homes out of a total of 20.30 lakh have been completed under the rural component of PMAY, and the target for 2019-20 was to build six lakh homes, of which 3.45 lakh have been completed. Those who could not get benefit of the scheme at this time will be covered under the ‘Awas Plus’ scheme of PMAY, the CM added. Additional Chief Secretary (Panchayat and Rural Development Department) Manoj Shrivastava said the PM would interact with three beneficiaries during the function on September 12.
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