DC Srinagar reviews implementation of PMAY-U

Srinagar : To review the progress of implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Urban and Rural areas of the District, a meeting of the Officers of line Departments was held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, here.
At the outset, the DC took a detailed appraisal about the implementation of the PMAY-Urban scheme in the District. He also assessed the status of registration made under the PMAY-U scheme and directed the concerned authorities to organize special awareness camps across the district so that all eligible beneficiaries get benefitted from the scheme.
The DC asked all the concerned Officers after undertaking proper demand survey in the district it should be ensured that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out from the scheme. He also stressed on maintaining utmost transparency and accountability in addition to timely disposal of cases.
Dr Bilal impressed upon the field functionaries to follow the robust mechanism already put in place to ensure immediate verification and processing of cases at each stage of construction and consequent disbursement of payments to the verified beneficiaries under the scheme.
The DC directed the DGM Housing Board to establish facilitation centers for the beneficiaries so that they are provided information about the scheme and the eligibility criteria to get registered under PMAY-Urban scheme.
With regard to the target achieved under Beneficiary Led Individual House Construction (BLC) and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme under PMAY-U, the DC was apprised that as of Tuesday, as many as 3025 Housing Units have been sanctioned so far in the District.
The DC was also apprised that an amount of Rs 38 crores has been disbursed by State Nodal Agency (SNA) till date in the accounts of genuine beneficiaries after following due procedure and multilevel verification.
On the occasion, the DC directed the concerned Officers to ensure that the scheme guidelines are followed in letter and spirit so that all genuine eligible beneficiaries are covered under the PMAY-U scheme in the district.
The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer, Fayaz Ahmad Dar; Joint Commissioner SMC, Syed Abul Qasim; DGM, Housing Board, Javaid Ahmad; Tehsildar Headquarter and other concerned Officers.