"Good powers are working to build the nation": Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan
Recently, Chouhan attacked the Tamil Nadu government for allegedly not giving more than 5 lakh houses to the people under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), despite receiving Rs 608 crore from the Centre.
ANI
Aug 25, 2025 07:53 IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took part in the Gayatri family's event, held under the centenary celebrations of Akhand Jyoti and Vandaniya Guru Ma Bhagwati, asserting that such initiatives strengthen the nation by promoting campaigns against drugs, gender equality, environment protection and organic farming.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, Chouhan said, "It is my fortune that I got the opportunity to take part in the Gayatri family's event. Good powers are working to build the nation and ward off the negativities of the society, be it anti-drug campaign, gender equality, environment, organic farming... Completion of 100 years of Guru Ma Bhagwati's birth is also nearing."
Recently, Chouhan attacked the Tamil Nadu government for allegedly not giving more than 5 lakh houses to the people under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), despite receiving Rs 608 crore from the Centre.
Saying that injustice is happening to poor people, Minister Chouhan alleged that the Tamil Nadu state government has not given 2 lakh 15 thousand houses to the people, and additionally 3 lakh 15 thousand have not been constructed despite allocations in budget. The rural development minister further alleged that the state government in 2024 did not carry out a required survey to identify people in need of proper houses.
"It pains me to say this, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has allocated budget for making houses for poor people in Tamil Nadu. But this is the height of injustice that for more than a year, more than 2 lakh 15 thousand houses have not been given to the people," Shivraj Singh Chouhan mentioned in Lok Sabha during the question hour," he said.
"Around 3 lakh 10 thousand houses have not been completed, the money has been given, Rs 608 crore have been given, it is sitting in the account of Tamil Nadu government but they are not accepting the houses, not constructing them," he added. (ANI)
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