New Delhi, March 18 : Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that an amount of Rs 150 crore will be transferred to the accounts of approximately 70,000 beneficiaries who have been verified so far, for the construction of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, by the 20th of this month.
The Chief Minister made this statement in response to a question raised by MLA Shishpal Keharwala during the ongoing budget session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh today.
The Chief Minister informed that under the scheme, 70,000 beneficiaries have registered on the portal and these registrations have been verified by the department. A total of Rs 150 crore will be transferred to their accounts by the 20th of this month.
He further stated that the department has created a portal to facilitate the provision of housing for the poor in the state, where applicants are verified after registration. If anyone has the guarantee of providing houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, it is Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi, he added.