J&K: House construction resumes after 12,000 people get first installment under development scheme
Under a central government development scheme, around 12,000 people have received the first installment of Rs 50,000 each in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district for the construction of their houses."We have set a target of 100 per cent coverage. To begin with, the first installment has been given to 12,000 people of the district," said Sushil Kumar Khajuria, Assistant Commissioner Development of Rural Development department, Rajouri."The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) initiative is supporting people here to build their own houses with the help of Jammu and Kashmir administration. It is a big relief for poor as they can live safely in Pukka houses," he said.“Earlier, there were some people in the district who could not build a pucca house of their own”, Panchayat officer Abdul Khabbir s