Image Source : DAILYEXCELSIOR.COM Bed-ridden for 15 years, 65-year-old from J&Okay baggage ‘greatest home building’ award below PMAY
Bed-ridden for the final 15 years, a 65-year-old man from Bhadarwah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district was amongst three residents of the Union Territory who lately acquired the ‘greatest building award’ below the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
Abdul Latief Ganai expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and mentioned “the scheme came as a blessing in disguise for his family”.
Modi and Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri awarded the ‘greatest building award’ below PMAY to Ganai via video conferencing on Friday.
The awardee was joined by Doda Deputy Commissioner Sagar Dattaray Doifode, Bhadarwah Municipal Committee Executive Officer Yusaf-Ul-Umar and different officers on the mini secretariat in Doda.
During the video convention, Modi talked concerning the scheme that began in June 2015 and the variety of beneficiaries from poor and middle-class households. Out of complete 88 beneficiaries chosen for the perfect building award from the nation, three belonged to Jammu and Kashmir — one every from Samba, Ramgarh and Bhadarwah.
“Due to my prolonged illness, I had to sell everything I had and lived in one room with my wife and two sons but the scheme came as a big relief to my family,” Ganai advised PTI.
Hailing from Ward 10 of Tharra Mohalla locality of Bhadarwah city, Ganai used to work at a small material store however a extreme slip disc left him mattress ridden for 15 years and bankrupt.
“The scheme came as a blessing in disguise for my family as today we are living in our own pucca house and also have been awarded for the best construction by the prime minister himself,” the villager mentioned.
His 24-year-old son Nadeem Latief, who lately accomplished his submit commencement in historical past, additionally joined his father at Doda throughout the video convention and felt elated whereas his father’s title was being introduced for the perfect building award.
“We have seen very difficult times as for years me and my brother used to spend nights with our cousins or at a friend’s place as we have only one room, but now we have our own roof for which we are thankful to the prime minister,” Nadeem mentioned.
The govt officer of Bhadarwah municipal committee appreciated the efforts of the Ganai household and mentioned they constructed the home as per tips and “now they have been awarded for their honesty and dedication which is a matter of pride for us as well”.
“I hope all the beneficiaries will get inspiration from Ganai as in Bhadarwah town a total of 330 homes have been sanctioned under PMAY Urban, out of which 200 are under construction and 47 have been already completed,” Yusaf-Ul-Umar mentioned.
Under the Economically weaker Sections (EWS) scheme, every beneficiary is given Rs 1.66 lakh to construct his or her home.
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