Urban Development, Housing and Transport Minister CP Singh today termed ‘Housing for All’ a revolutionary step taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at a conference titled ‘Affordable housing summit cum expo- housing the future’ organized by Indian Chambers of Commerce (ICC) in association with Pranami group and Bank of Baroda (BoB) he mentioned that the concept of ‘Smart City’ will primarily focus on providing affordable and cheap houses.
The primary motive of the conference was to provide access to housing for the economically deprived urban population under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna(PMAY).
Speaking as chief guest of the program Singh stressed on the effort of the Government of India (GoI) for providing affordable residence of the citizens of the nation.
Stressing on the need of affordable housing, General Manager (GM), BoB Rajendra Kumar, said, “Statistics reveal that the nation requires two lakhs affordable houses, but we still lag behind in this concern. We are working in close coordination with the GoI to fulfill the PM’s aspirations”. He requested the builders to collaborate with the BoB.
Bijay Kumar Agarwal, Managing Director, Pranami Group discussed about the efforts taken by the Pranami Group to support the government. “We have planned a massive range of affordable houses”, added Agarwal.
Addressing the gathering, Secretary of Urban Development and Housing Department, Ajay Kumar Singh, said, “India is facing acute shortage of houses and almost 45 per cent of the total population of the country is compelled to live in slums.
The scheme envisioned by our PM is aimed at providing affordable houses and we are actively working in this field.” He praised the affordable housing policy planned in the year 2016 by the state government.
The event was concluded by the ‘Vote of thanks’ presented by Bal Krishna Singh, Regional Director, ICC Jharkhand. Singh acknowledged each and everyone who were actively engaged in making this event a grand success.