- Lakhs of beneficiaries deprived of benefits
- Problems increased due to non-receipt of funds on time
- eclipse on dream of house
Nagpur. In order for the poor to get the house they deserve, the central government started the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Initially, many people got full benefit of this, but after the lockdown of Corona, due to non-deposit of installment money in the accounts of the beneficiaries, many people either started living in rented house or many people borrowed money from the house. started the work. In such a situation, when the beneficiaries go to inquire about the installment, it is told that as soon as the money is deposited in the account of the state government, then the fund will be distributed. But funds for that have not yet been received from the Centre. The installment payment cannot be made until the central government gives funds to the state government. In such a situation, due to the beneficiary of the scheme being caught in the clutches of the central and state government, the dream of building his own house was abandoned. Due to lack of funds, this scheme has been eclipsed.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is being run across the country with the concept of ‘House for All’, but even after a year, the beneficiaries have built houses by taking loans due to non-receipt of the installment of the scheme. In such a situation, the burden of debt is increasing on them, after the approval of the household, many beneficiaries of rural areas broke their dilapidated houses and started building new houses under the scheme. Some people are still living in a rented house, some people are about to complete the construction work of the house by taking loans, while some are stuck in the balance due to non-payment of installments, on one hand due to the worry of construction work and on the other hand due to worrying about renting the house. Beneficiaries have come in financial trouble.
This is how funds are received
Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the central and state government together provide Rs 2,50,000 to the total beneficiaries, in which the central government gives 1.50 lakh and the state government gives Rs 1 lakh. But for the last one year, the Center did not give funds to the state government as an excuse for the lockdown. Due to this, the beneficiaries at the local level have to wander from door to door.
Lakhs of beneficiaries deprived in rural
Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, lakhs of people had applied in many rural areas of the district, so far many have got the benefit of the scheme and they have also gone to live in their own house. But even today there are many such beneficiaries who are not able to fulfill their dream of their house due to lack of funds, the administration is being told about the delay in getting funds due to corona and lockdown, the administration should also think about those beneficiaries. People who broke their old houses and started building new houses, some people are being forced to live in the open during the rainy and cold weather.
The affair of the office has been going on since a year
People started work by taking loans due to not getting installments on time to build houses under the scheme. You have to make frequent trips to the office for installments. Every time the beneficiaries have to return unharmed. The burden of debt on the one hand and the responsibility of children’s education and household expenses on the other hand is also worrying the beneficiaries.
movement in place
Due to not getting the installment of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana from the central government, the state government is also upset and looks paralyzed. Now agitations are being held all over the district demanding to give funds from the center at the earliest. Funds are being demanded by submitting a memorandum to the Tehsildar in various tehsils of the district. In Kamathi, on Tuesday, Congress’s Pvt. A grand front was taken out under the leadership of Avantika Lekurwade. Apart from this, in many places, beneficiaries are seen preparing for agitation in the coming days.