LG expresses gratitude to PM, Union MoRD
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SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Rural Development has allotted additional 1,99,550 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna-Gramin (PMAY-G) to UT of Jammu Kashmir to saturate the AwaasPlus permanent Waiting List during the year 2023-24. The newly targeted houses shall be sanctioned by the Rural Development Department by 30 June, 2023. The massive allocation for J&K, under flagship scheme, is also the highest across all UTs in India.
The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Rural Development Giriraj Singh for giving top priority to the Union Territory of J&K and fulfilling the dreams of lakhs of families.
In a tweet, the Lt Governor said: “Extremely grateful to Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji & Union Minister @MoRD_GoI, Hon’ble Shri @girirajsinghbjp Ji for allotting PMAY(G) target of additional 1,99,550 houses in favour of J&K UT, which will be a momentous step towards achieving the objective of Housing for All”.
The Lt Governor further said that the UT government
