The construction works of at least 3,500 houses under IAY are still pending in Bokaro district. Taking stiff action district administration on move to serve notice to those beneficiaries whose house construction works are still pending. legal action would be taken against them, said Kapil Kumar BDO Chas.
BDO asked the officials to submit the list of the pending house under IAY in next 24 hours.
Indira Awaas Yojna (IAY) the flagship programme for Rural Housing (since 1985-86) to help build or upgrade homes to the BPl families are still in the grip of the corrupt system.
Earlier in November 2016 district administration was directed to the BDOs of all blocks to complete the construction works anyhow by 30 November but work is still pending. “Gomia, Paterwar and Chandankiyar blocks of the district are among the top in the list where the maximum number of houses (under IAY) are still pending”, added the official.
According to the norms, the construction work should be completed within the period of six months when the work was kicked-off, officials informed.
“Thousands of IAY are still in incomplete condition when the construction work was kicked-off while several others crumbled since from the inception of Jharkhand”, said an official.
Amid all odds few scenes are different; according to the beneficiaries they had receive only the first instalment payment for their huts. But official documents are representing full payments to the beneficiaries. “The data sheet has been manipulated after using ‘Whitener’ on the payment amount disbursed to the beneficiaries”, on anonymity said an IAY beneficiary.