Under PM Awas Yojana, women have ownership rights to 2 cr houses: PM Modi on govt housing scheme
“The right to own a house has strengthened the woman’s right in making other financial decisions in the household,” Modi said.
Total Views |
New Delhi, March 29: "Women have found a stronger voice in the decision-making after BJP government enabled them to own nearly 2 crore houses", PM Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. He was speaking at the virtual ‘griha pravesh’ ceremony of 5.21 lakh houses built under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) in Madhya Pradesh.
Modi said the only way forward was to empower the poor. “When the poor are empowered, it gives them the courage to fight poverty. When efforts of an honest government come together with that of an empowered poor, poverty loses,” he said. Modi reiterated his government’s commitment to the ‘sabka saath sabka vikas’ mantra.
Under this scheme, all homeless families and families living in kuccha houses would be provided pucca houses by 2024, equipped with all basic facilities. The beneficiaries of the scheme are selected from the survey list of Social, Economic and Caste Census, 2021.
“The right to own a house has strengthened the woman’s right in making other financial decisions in the household,” Modi said, adding, “This is a matter of case study in big universities across the world.”
The PM said the previous govt had built “only a few lakh houses for the poor in their tenure”. “My government has built 2.5 crore houses for them. Of these, 2 crore are in villages. And, work didn’t slow down despite Corona,” Modi said via video conference. The event was also attended by MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.
Modi said the only way forward was to empower the poor. “When the poor are empowered, it gives them the courage to fight poverty. When efforts of an honest government come together with that of an empowered poor, poverty loses,” he said. Modi reiterated his government’s commitment to the ‘sabka saath sabka vikas’ mantra.
Also Read | What is the Modi story? All you need to know about this portal for his stories
The ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural)’ was launched on 1 April, 2016 by Ministry of Rural Development.
Under this scheme, all homeless families and families living in kuccha houses would be provided pucca houses by 2024, equipped with all basic facilities. The beneficiaries of the scheme are selected from the survey list of Social, Economic and Caste Census, 2021.