As many as 593 people have applied for government help under the PM Housing Scheme in Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation area. The Union government has launched this scheme to have houses for every family by 2022. The criterion for taking benefit of this scheme is less than Rs. 3 lakhs annual income and no house in any part of the country.
Talking about this scheme Anjali Kumari, Mayor, Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation, said that under this scheme the beneficiary will get Rs1.5 lakhs from central government and Rs75000 from state government. The cost of this low income group house had been estimated as Rs 372000. The beneficiary will get an aid of Rs225000 from central and state government funds and Rs12000 for construction of toilet under Swacch Bharat Mission. The beneficiaries will have to spend Rs 137000 from his own pocket. They can manage it by contributing in construction work as labor, mason etc.
Mayor said that the other requisite for getting benefit of this scheme are the beneficiary should be a resident and voter of corporation area having 30 square meter land on his name and he/she has not taken benefits of any other government scheme. He/she should also submit a certificate of living in the area from appropriate authority, she added.
Anjali Kumari further informed that the beneficiary should have to dig the base of the house by himself then he will get 20% amount as first installment. 30% amount will be released for construction work upto lintel level and 20% for construction of roof. Rest 30% will be given for finishing work.
She appealed to applicants to help the team of officials constituted for verification of facts. In this team executive magistrate Kumud Kumar Jha, city managers Rajesh Prasad and Jerry Minj, assistant engineer Sudarshan Singh and concerned ward councilors have been made members. She hoped that the enquiry team will finish its job by the end of April.