Surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families will get housing under rehabilitation policy: Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma
Deputy Chief Minister Sharma's efforts led to approval of 15,000 houses from the Government of India
-Permission received from the Central Government to upload in Awas Plus Portal by 6 December
Raipur, 28 November 2024: The Chhattisgarh government has taken a historic step for the rehabilitation of surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families. Due to the special efforts of Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, the Central Government has approved 15,000 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma keeps meeting surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families from time to time during his tour and realizes their problems. Deputy Chief Minister Sharma had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and requested for approval of providing housing under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families, as a result of which approval for 15 thousand houses has been given by the Government of India. Providing housing to the victim families will prove to be a milestone in providing a safe and respectable life to the families living in Naxal-affected areas.
Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that this initiative is a big step to integrate the surrendered Naxalites and victim families living in Naxal-affected areas into the mainstream. The 15,000 houses allotted under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana are not just houses but a symbol of respect and security for those families. Our government will implement this scheme with complete transparency and promptness. He said that this scheme is a revolutionary step towards the development and peace establishment of the state. He said that our government is committed to provide a better life to the Naxal-affected families and surrendered Naxalites. This scheme will be helpful in achieving the goals of social harmony and development.
Under this special project, the Superintendent of Police will provide the list of surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the district, District Panchayat. After this, this list will be surveyed and verified by the District Panchayat. After verification, land will be marked for the beneficiaries through the Collector. On this basis, the process of housing construction will start in accordance with the guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
This scheme will specifically include those families whose names were not included in the list of Socio Economic Caste Census 2011 and Awas Plus 2018. The central government has given permission to upload these names on the Awas Plus portal by 6 December 2024.
