Chhattisgarh Affairs
Centre withdraws PMAY allocation from Chhattisgarh
TheCentral governmenthas withdrawn its allocation forPradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-graminwith immediate effect stating that repeated Persuasion for expediting the progress of scheme,Chhattisgarhdidnt show satisfactory results on various parameters.
A letter issued by Ministry of rural development to government of Chhattisgarh, stated, Chhattisgarh has not expedited the progress of satisfactory results in respect of various parameters: registrations of new houses, sanctioning of new houses toPMAY-G beneficiaries, completion of previous allocated houses etc. All this besides release of long pending states share under PMAY till date.
An officer in Chhattisgarh said that the state would soon write to the Ministry citing the reason for non-payment of its share due to pandemic and that the decision should be revoked. He said that the state ratio of 60:10 towards PMAY-G.