Adding one more feather to its cap, Chhattisgarh State Housing Board bagged the National Award for modern Innovation technology on Monday, a government statement informed.
Union Urban Minister Venkaiah Naidu gave away the prestigious award to Chhattisgarh Housing Board on the 46th Foundation Day of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) in New Delhi.
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 Rs it’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.