Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has said that on Tuesday 5.15 lakh poor people of Madhya Pradesh have got the pucca house of their dreams. Nav Vikram Samvatsar 2079 is going to start in a few days. Nav Griha Pravesh is auspicious on the Nav Varsha. Pradhan Mantri Awas will become a symbol of empowerment of the poor, empowerment of women and the strength of the rural economy. These will also increase employment opportunities in the villages.
Modi said that women have got ownership rights over 2 crore houses in the country through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Along with pucca housing, they have also got toilet facility, electricity, LED bulb, gas and tap connections. It will strengthen the participation of women in economic decisions. This is the subject of case-studies in universities around the world. Modi was addressing the Griha-Pravesham programme of beneficiaries in 5.21 lakh houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan joined the programme from Chhatarpur district.
The Prime Minister said that a lot of slogans were raised to remove poverty in the country, but the work that was supposed to have been done was not done. Now poverty is being alleviated with the sincere efforts of the government and the cooperation of the poor. Everyone is developing together. The Center and the states are working together to alleviate poverty. Women are becoming millionaires through the Pradhan Mantri Awas.
Modi said that PM Awas is the first step towards alleviation of poverty. This is a symbol of the government’s commitment to instill faith in the villages and the poor. When the poor sleeps under a pucca roof, then he will be able to concentrate on his children's education and other works with confidence. Our government has provided pucca houses to 2.5 crore poor families in the country, of which 2 crore houses are in rural areas. More than 30 lakh PM Awas have been approved in Madhya Pradesh, out of which more than 24 lakh have been completed.
Backward tribes like Baiga, Sahariya and Bharia who had never even thought of owning a pucca house anytime, have also got pucca houses in the state. For this, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his government deserve to be congratulated.
Modi said that water is being supplied to more than 6 crore families as a relief to women in the country. Today, 50 lakh families in Madhya Pradesh are very near the stage when they too would have water supply through pipes. We are committed to provide drinking water to every rural household through taps.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the messiah of the poor. The Prime Minister Modi, who brought a new dawn in the lives of the poor, has conducted griha pravesh of 5.25 lakh twenty five beneficiaries of the state on Tuesday. A provision of Rs 10,000 crore has been made in the next year's budget in Madhya Pradesh to ensure that all the poor have their own pucca houses. By the year 2024-25, no poor will live in a hut, everyone will have a pucca house. Chouhan said that the government would provide pucca house to every poor. For the next three years, 10 lakh pucca houses each will be built in the state. Along with the houses, toilets, cooking gas, electricity connection and drinking water are also being provided.
The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Modi has given a very big gift to Madhya Pradesh through the Rs 44,000 crore Ken-Betwa link project. This scheme will change the picture and destiny of Bundelkhand region.
This will irrigate an area of 20 lakh acres and 41 lakh people will get drinking water. He thanked Prime Minister Modi for the approval of this project and on behalf of the people of the state invited him to visit Madhya Pradesh for laying the foundation of the project.