As many as 71,829 people belonging to economically weaker sections (EWS) and the lower income group (lIG), who do not have their own house or having ‘kucha’ house will get ‘pucca’ houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Bokaro district.
DDC Bokaro Digeshwar Tiwari conducted a meeting to forward a list of beneficiaries to the Rural Development Department, Government of India. Besides, lK Nayak, 20 Sutri Members and Vice President, Rupesh Tiwari Project officer of PMAY were also present in the meeting.
Under PMAY, 21,509 poor people residing in Chas block will get their houses, he said. While 6500 residing in Chandankiyari block, 16320 in Gomia, 6932 in Jaridih, 5367 in Nawadih, 7873 in Kasmar, 4028 in Paterwar, 3783 in Chandrapura and 176 people residing in Bermo will get ‘pucca’ houses under PMAY, he said.
Meanwhile, Chas Nagar Nigam (CMC) is also at work to provide houses under PMAY to those who are presently residing into the rented houses. “Five acres of land has been marked-up under Bhawanipur Mouza where houses will be erected under and PMAY”, said Bholu Paswan Mayor CMC.
“We are on move and hopefully,Chas is soon going to be a slum-free city. A detailed work plan is ready and we are going to make it a reality by the end of 2022,” he said.
“Focus will be on core infrastructure services like adequate and clean water supply, sanitation and solid waste management, efficient urban mobility and public transport, affordable housing for the poor, power supply, robust information technology connectivity, governance, safety and security of citizens, health and education, and sustainable urban environment”, added the Mayor.
Chas Municipal Corporation has to spend Rs 383 crore on the beautification of Chas City which has been developed as a ‘Smart City’. A Detailed Project Report (DPR) is ready, might be granted in the Municipal Corporation’s stakeholders committee meet which has been scheduled on 5 June, said Krishna Kumar Executive Officer of CMC.
Under the beautification programme, lED lights will be erected across the city, the road would be broadened, the road from ITI more to Garga bridge would be converted into four lanes in a bid to facilitate commuters, he said.
CMC is determined to provide more facilities for everybody living within municipal limits. These include better roads, round-the-clock drinking water facilities, better drainage system, parks and well-lit roads, timely disposal of garbage, installation of hand pumps, besides other amenities said Bholu.