Ministers, Officials to Visit and Night Stay at PMAY-G Houses

Guwahati, Aug 12: Visit to PMAY-G houses and night stay progamme, first of its kind in the country, by the officials of P & RD Department on August 11, ended with a gesture of bridging the gap between beneficiary and the officials and it is assumed that this initiative will usher a new bond in the implementation of PMAY-G. It is mention worthy that not only the Minister P& RD Naba Kr Doley along with Principal Secretary, Commissioner and other officials of P & RD but also other Ministers, MLAs, MPs and DCs too participated in the programme. Minister Doley expressed his gratitude to all concerned for making this epoch-making event a grand success. He also directed all the field functionaries to address the problems identified through this visit, by August 18, a press release stated.

Thanking all for participating enthusiastically, the Principal Secretary to P & RD JB Ekka says that the visit to PMAY-G beneficiaries’ houses and night stay must have enriched all with interaction with the beneficiaries and their families. All must have also learnt about their daily chores and the difficulties they face. He hoped that this experience will make all concerned more humane in approach in implementation of the P & RD programs, the release said.

Expressing his gratitude to Minister, P &RD, other Ministers, MLAs, MPs and DCs along with all P &RD officials for the enthusiasm and the spirit with which they participated in the programme, Commissioner, P & RD, P Ashok Babu says that now it is the duty of all concerned to ensure some benefit for the houses under PMAY-G visited and asks all field functionaries to ensure proper measures to the constraints faced by the beneficiaries in construction of the houses within 18 of August, 2018 so that the set target of completing 2 lakhs houses by January, 2019 may be achieved.

On other hand, the officials express that it was really an eye opener and innovative programme and a great learning experience and also committed to work hard to achieve the target and provide all the basic facilities to the beneficiaries.

It may be mentioned here that Minister Naba Kr Doley visited and stayed yesterday night at newly constructed PMAY-G house of Munindra Das in 1No Chengapara Village of Patharigaht in Darrang. During his visit he also paid homage to the martyrs of Peasants’ uprising in Patharighat and interacted with SHG members, beneficiaries of RD programs and other villagers. He also surveyed incomplete PMAY-G houses and collected information in prescribed formats about their problems.It is expected that this well thought idea of visiting the beneficiaries at their houses will definitely give a push for early completion, the release added.