The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana (Houses to all), to provide houses to the houseless families, is organizing camps at zonal level. Under the scheme, during the second phase on Thursday the camps were held at zone number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17. During the camp 965 homeless beneficiaries filled the forms and submitted to the zone offices.
These eligible beneficiaries will get loan on low interest rates from the bank to purchase permanent houses or flats and the beneficiaries were being helped to fill the relevant forms during the camp.
The families that do not have any house in their name will be considered eligible. Other than them families with annual income Rs three lakhs will be considered eligible for EWD houses or a flat of 30 square metres. Also families with annual income between Rs three lakh and Rs six lakh are eligible for lIG houses or flats with 30 square metres area.
Under the Prime Minister Awas Yojan, women, widow, scheduled castes and tribes, backward class, minority and handicapped will be given preference. Where ever applicable, the ownership will be given to husband and wife together.
To the beneficiaries, a loan up to Rs six lakh will be given on which 6.5 per cent of the interest grant amount will be deposited to the beneficiaries account by the government.
The BMC administration has requested the beneficiaries to apply immediately and get the benefits of the scheme.