The BJP-led Haryana government's goal is to simplify the lives of poor people and empower them, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Wednesday as he distributed plot allotment certificates to beneficiaries under the state housing scheme.

In a function in Rohtak, Saini said, “Today is a very happy day as the dream of owning a home is coming true for poor people. The Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana is not just a scheme but a commendable initiative by PM Modi and our ‘double-engine sarkar’ to bring smiles to the faces of the poor and fulfill their dreams. Our government's goal is to simplify the lives of the poor and empower them so they can advance their families and provide good education to their children.”

He further said that recently, poor people were given possession certificates for 100 square yards plots. The Chief Minister said that the previous government showed plots to the poor but neither gave them plots nor any papers. Those people kept running from pillar to post. However, our government understood their plight and decided to provide them with plots. Therefore, a program was organized in Sonipat recently where poor people were given possession certificates for 100 square yards plots, he added.

The Chief Minister said that the government also announced that if land is not available in the villages, an amount of Rs 1 lakh will be transferred to the accounts of the remaining people to purchase plots.

Under the state scheme, 15,250 beneficiaries were given land plot allotment certificates on Wednesday. At the event held at Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, the chief minister handed out plot allotment letters to the beneficiaries on the spot.

Similar programmes to distribute allotment letters were also held simultaneously at four other places --Yamunanagar, Palwal, Sirsa, and Mahendragarh.

Addressing the gathering in Rohtak, Saini said the BJP government's goal is to simplify the lives of the poor and empower them. He pointed out that the previous Congress government promised 100 square yard plots to the poor but neither gave them plots, nor any papers, forcing such people to later keep running from pillar to post.

But the BJP government understood their plight and decided to provide them with plots, the chief minister said. He said a programme was recently organised during which beneficiaries were given possession certificates for 100 square yards plots.

On this occasion, Subhash Sudha, Minister of State for Urban Local Bodies, congratulated the beneficiaries receiving plot allotment letters under the housing scheme. Sudha said families with an annual income below Rs 1.80 lakh applied under this scheme, and today the chief minister provided benefits to such eligible beneficiaries.

Saini said the state government had also recently distributed cards to families having an income of less than Rs 1 lakh annually under the Haryana Antyodaya Parivar Parivahan Yojana. There are about 23 lakh such families with around 84 lakh members who are benefiting from 1,000 kilometres of free bus travel in state transport within a year under this scheme, he said.
     
Furthermore, officers have been directed to develop a portal so that any eligible beneficiary who has been left out or any other citizen wanting to avail of this scheme can apply, said the Chief Minister.

He informed that just a few days ago, over one lakh eligible beneficiaries of the labor department were provided benefits worth Rs. 80 crores under various schemes.

The Chief Minister said that the state government has distributed HAPPY cards to families with an income of less than Rs. 1 lakh annually under the Haryana Antyodaya Parivar Parivahan Yojana (HAPPY). There are about 23 lakh such families in the state, with around 84 lakh members, who are benefiting from 1000 kilometers of free bus travel within a year under this scheme.