The inter-Ministerial Central Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee (CSMC) of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has sanctioned Rs190 crores for construction of 12,670 houses in Chhattisgarh as on November 2015, officials informed on Saturday.
The Committee, nationally has approved funding for construction of 6,83,724 houses in 18 States since November,2015 with a total investment of Rs43,922 crore including Central Assistance of Rs10,050 crore.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh House Board (CGHB) has commenced construction of lIG and EWS houses in large numbers under ‘Mukhyamantri Jan Awas Yojana’ in Naya Raipur.
Adding one more feather to its cap, CGHB bagged the National Award for modern Innovation technology on Monday, a government statement informed.
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu gave away the prestigious award to CGHB on the 46th Foundation Day of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) in New Delhi last month.
The award was received by Housing Board Chairman Bhupender Singh Sawanni and Managing Director Siddharth Komal Pardeshi.
Chief Minister Raman Singh and Housing Minister Rajesh Munat congratulated the State Housing Board for Rsit’s great achievement’. They appreciated the efforts of the Board in making houses available to the middle classes and poorer sections of the society at a reasonable rate.
Bhupender Singh Sawanni said modern technology had been adopted in designing, building houses at reasonable rates and environmental- friendly. He added the challenge before the Housing Board is to provide low-cost houses to shelter-less and poorer sections of the society.
The Board had built about 85,000 houses till date. The target is to provide Housing for all by 2022. Chhattisgarh is the first State to implement Prime Minister Housing Scheme.
Notably, CGHB was also honoured at the national level on the occasion of ‘Global Partnership Summit’ organised on the theme- ‘Smart City, Smart India’ by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi.
CGHB was awarded 'Best Housing Board' Award for providing affordable housing facility, officials stated.
Chhattisgarh's Housing, Environment and PWD Minister Rajesh Munat, CGHB Chairman Bhupendra Singh Savanni and Commissioner Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi together received the award at the hands of Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of State for Forest , Environment and Climate Change (Independent charge) Prakash Javadekar.
On the occasion, prominent figures from industrial world, ambassadors of various countries and CEO of CGHB, Sunil Singh was also present.