"Historic day," Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, CM Sai hail allocation of over 8 lakh PMAY houses

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India] May 13 (ANI): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday hailed the allocation of over 8 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) a "historic day" for the state.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "Today is a historic day, there was a resolution which has been fulfilled and a dream of the people here which has come true...PM Narendra Modi sent money for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, but houses were not built because the government here at that time was not interested in building houses. So, the people whose houses were to be built eight years ago remained deprived of houses...The promise made to the people of Chhattisgarh has been fulfilled today...The resolution of about 8 lakh houses has been fulfilled today. I am happy to be here, congratulations to everyone."
While Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said, "Today is a historic day for Chhattisgarh because Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited the state and fulfilled the promises of ensuring housing facility to beneficiaries. He also extended the gratitude to the Union Minister. Government of India has approved the Pradhan Mantri Awas for the victims of naxalism and surrendered naxals."
Meanwhile, under PMAY scheme, the Chhattisgarh government's "Samadhan Shivir" initiative has also achieved significant success earlier in Bastar district, resolving 85% of cases on the spot. The program, which was organised in 13-14 Gram Panchayats of Jagdalpur district, saw over 4,000 applications being addressed, with most cases related to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). (ANI)