Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday rebutted the allegations that no outsider was being given land under Pradhan Mantri’s Awas Yojna (PMAY) and jibed at mainstream politicians saying “those who grabbed state land illegally should stop misleading people.”
Reportedly, PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti was the first unionists who quoted Govt data placed before the Indian Parliament in 2021 which says that there are only 19,000 homeless families in J&K and asked LG who these 2 lakh “homeless” families are.
LG administration hasn’t provided any detailed clarification over the number of “homeless” families in J&K. However, he maintained that no non-local will be given land.
Addressing a function at Dak Bunglow, Baramulla district of north Kashmir, the LG said that many people came to him stating that they were eligible for the PMAY but they had no land.
“So the administration took a review and decided to give such families 5 malras land under PMAY so that they can constructed their own houses. So far, 1,99500 homes have been sanctioned for homeless families. The figure includes 46000 SC and ST category families who were eligible for the scheme besides 2711 families who had no land,” he said. “Unfortunately, some people are misleading the people by claiming that land is being given to outsiders. No outsider is being given land in J&K.”
He made these comments while inaugurating a multipurpose 100 seater Cinema Hall at Maqbool Sherwani Hall, Baramulla.
Meanwhile, Mehbboba Mufti said that several PDP workers were arrested while protesting against the LG’s announcement.