On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there were four pillars of the ‘Viksit Bharat’ programme : the poor, youth, farmers and women. He attended ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Gujarat’ programme via video conferencing. The Prime Minister inaugurated and performed Bhoomi Poojan of more than 1.3 lakh houses across Gujarat built under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and other housing schemes. He asserted that possessing a home ensures a promising future and his government is working towards the same through the ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’.
“For any poor person, his own house is the guarantee of his bright future. But with time families are increasing, hence the need for new houses is also increasing. It is the effort of our government that everyone should have a permanent roof and their own house,” PM Modi said.
“Using new technologies and ensuring a fast rate of construction we have changed the face of the Awas Yojna. We are using technology to ensure delivery. It is the endevour of my government that every person should have a proper house,” the PM added.
PM Modi called bringing 25 crore people out of poverty his government’s greatest achievement and strives to do more.
A recent NITI Aayog report noted that over the past nine years, around 24.82 crore individuals in India moved out of multidimensional poverty. The Viksit Bharat program was conducted in over 180 locations spanning all districts of Gujarat, with the primary event taking place in Banaskantha district. Thousands of people benefited from the various government schemes including housing schemes. The programme continued with the support of Bhupendrabhai Patel (CM of Gujarat), MPs, MLAs, local level representatives and other ministers of Gujarat Government.
While unveiling the Interim Budget for 2024-25 in the Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared that her government will introduce a scheme that will assist the worthy sections of middle class currently residing in living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and unauthorized colonies to buy or build their own houses.
The Union Finance Minister highlighted the accomplishment of PM Awas Yojana (Grameen). Despite the hardships due to COVID-19, the government is close to achieving the target of three crore houses under the umbrella of the scheme. The target for the next five years is to take two crore more houses to meet the demand arising from an increase in the number of families. PM Awas Yojana (Rural) is close to achieving the target of 3 crore houses.
