The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) announced the names of 56 beneficiaries from slums who were allotted residence in Brahmpuri under the Basic Services to Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
According to the MCD assistant engineer Rachna Payal, “Initially 240 names were on the list but not every slum dweller agreed to the allotment. Last year 60 beneficiaries reapplied for the allotment of the residence. Since just 56 residences are ready, only 56 people were chosen through this lottery draw.” The names of the beneficiaries were chosen from the chits containing names of 60 people before everyone in the town hall to maintain transparency in the process.
The first few chits were picked by municipal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey followed by committee members and other people present in the hall. According to the committee members, people who belong to the same family are allotted residence in close proximity to avoid the issues of being far from other members. In addition, it was also advised to the beneficiaries to make residents welfare society to take care of their new residence. While addressing the meeting, SNA Ravindra Kumar Dayal said, “The four persons who were not selected by lottery need not to be sceptical and should apply for residence in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).” The committee for this project was formed on August 22, 2019 and its members include Satish Kashyap, Rajeev Pandey, Rachna Payal, Vinay Pratap Singh, Prem Kumar Sharma, Rajeev Uniyal and Ravindra Kumar Dayal who has been leading the committee too.
After the announcement of 56 beneficiaries, it was also stated that to get the final possessions of residence, beneficiaries will have to submit the amount of Rs. 29,577.09 in MCD including other relevant documents. According to Dayal, it will take a few more months for beneficiaries to get the possession of their residences.