Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation will provide financial assistance of Rs 200 crore to the State under Rajiv Awas Yojna (RAY) for reconstruction of houses damaged in the natural calamity, in the areas of Nagar Palika/Nagar Panchayat. Norms of RAY will be relaxed for the purpose.
Following the announcement, the State Government has directed the district magistrates to submit the information about damaged houses. Proposal to Government of India will be sent within seven days. The Union Government would also provide a special package of Rs 5 crore for skill development under Swarn Jayanti Shahri Swarojgar Yojna (SJSSY).
Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna held a long discussion with the technical officials of the Ministry, HUDCO, and HPl for reconstruction of housing and infrastructure after the disaster. The CM directed the officials to nominate an expert of Union Housing Ministry as member technical in proposed Uttarakhand Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority.
He said that several departments of Centre have come forward to extend relief to deal with the situation caused by natural calamity. Norms have been relaxed up to some extent. Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for JNNURM and RAY at Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation DS Negi said, “The Ministry is ready to provide a soft loan worth Rs 2,000 crore to the State Government through HUDCO as well.”
The Chief Minister instructed to the officials concerned to prepare a project for it, keeping in view its requirement. Amount to be given as skill development under SJSSY would be used for development of skill in youths and women to make them independent. Twenty four sample houses each would be constructed at three districts -- including Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh, and Uttarkashi. The State Government would select the land. The houses would be allotted to the disaster-affected people. After a long discussion with the Chief Minister, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Girija Vyas sent a team of officials from her Ministry to the State capital where it held discussion with the CM.
Mazagon Dock ltd gives Rs 10 lakh cheque to CM
Mazagon Dock ltd (MDl), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, handed over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to the Chief Minister. MDl Chairman and Managing Director R Admiral RK Shrawant expressed his heartfelt sympathy towards the disaster-affected people of Uttarakhand. On behalf of the CMD, Director(CP&P) Rakesh Anand and GGM PK Sahoo handed over a cheque of 10 lakh to Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna for the disaster-affected people. He also requested the CM to give an opportunity to the MDl to adopt village for the infrastructure developed like school, drinking water supply and electricity etc.