JAMMU, MARCH 1: Senior legislator and State Secretary CPI(M) M.Y. Tarigami on Tuesday urged the governor of the State to use his good office for inclusion of Bandipora town in Housing For All Urban Mission launched under Prime Ministers Awas Yojna.
The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narender Modi aimed for Slum rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers in urban areas with participation of private developers using land as a resource. The scheme also aims for promotion of affordable housing for weaker section through credit linked subsidy and affordable housing in partnership with Public & Private sectors besides subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement.
Tarigami met Governor NN Vohra and urged him to take up the issue of inclusion of town Bandipora in the select list of cities and towns covered under first phase of Housing For All Urban Mission launched under Prime Ministers Awas Yojna. He also advocated for inclusion of Kulgam and Reasi towns in the scheme
The Governor urged the legislators to continue sustained efforts for promoting development and the peoples welfare in their respective constituencies.
The scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme except the credit linked subsidy component, which will be implemented as a Central Sector Scheme. The Mission also prescribes certain mandatory reforms for easing up the urban land market for housing, to make adequate urban land available for affordable housing. Houses constructed under the mission would be allotted in the name of the female head of the households or in the joint name of the male head of the household and his wife.
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