Haryana Government has decided to implement a new scheme — Dr BR Ambedkar Awas Naweenikaran Yojana so as to give grant for repair of house to members belonging to Scheduled Castes, denotified tribes and Tapriwas living Below the Poverty line (BPl).
A Government spokesman said that the Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar has approved the proposal for implementation of the scheme under which grant of Rs 50,000 would be provided in a single instalment for repair of house.
He said that financial assistance would be given to those applicants who are domicile of Haryana and belong to Scheduled Castes, Denotified Tribes and Tapriwas living below the poverty line. The name of the applicant should be in the list of BPl.
The house for which repair is required should be in the name of the applicant and have been constructed seven years ago. Also, the applicant should have not availed of any grant from any other department of the State Government.
The amount of the grant would be credited to the applicant’s bank account linked to the Aadhaar Card. After utilising the funds for repair, the applicant would have to submit a utilisation certificate to the office of District Welfare Officer.