Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that development would be possible only when there is total participation by the poor. In this inclusive development, the urban poor should get full benefits. Madhya Pradesh Government is making efforts to ensure basic facilities of food, clothing and shelter to the urban poor who have been deprived of development.
Free food grains were distributed in the Anna Utsav and today one lakh 29 thousand 292 urban beneficiaries are going to get concrete houses. Some of them will have griha pravesh into their own houses, some of them will have bhoomi-pujan and some are getting the installment of the scheme in their accounts. Is our target said Chouhan. By the year 2024, all the poor should get their concrete houses. Chouhan was addressing the programme held at Khandwa today in which the beneficiaries of the state level Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) were gifted with new houses, Bhoomi-Pujan was held of newly approved houses and installment was paid for construction of houses. Forest Minister Vijay Shah, Culture and Khandwa district in-charge Minister Usha Thakur along with public representatives and officials were present.
In the programme, one lakh 29 thousand 292 beneficiaries of the state were benefitted under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). In this, an assistance of Rs 627 crores transferred to the accounts of 79,039 beneficiaries. Bhoomi-pujan was also performed for the construction of houses for 50,253 beneficiaries of the scheme.
Chouhan addressed the urban beneficiaries of entire Madhya Pradesh from Khandwa. He said that the target is to provide pucca roofs over the heads of all poor families in the state by the year 2024.
Landless families will be given ownership of pattas. Health security will be provided to all the poor with Ayushman Yojana cards. Chouhan said that all basic facilities would be ensured in the cities of the state. Total Rs 44,000 crore will be spent on development of cities in the upcoming times. The Chief Minister said that the illegal colonies that have mushroomed in the cities would be legalized. Moreover, noose on builders is being tightened so that illegal colonies do not surface in future. They will have to follow the rules.
Chouhan also inaugurated a newly constructed cultural auditorium at Khandwa at a cost of Rs 19.43 crore on Saturday. On the request of Forest Minister Vijay Shah, he announced to name the grand auditorium after well-known singer Late. Kishore Kumar.