Excelsior Correspondent
Anantnag, Nov 7: In a major push to the commitment of good governance, district administration Anantnag and Pahalgam Development Authority today approved long pending PMAY cases falling within jurisdiction of Pahalgam.
More than 30 PMAY cases in which the beneficiaries are families belonging to economically weaker section were granted approval by BOCA for construction of their houses. These houses had been pending approval since 4-5 years as the PMAY design was not in consonance with Pahalgam Master Plan 2032 guidelines.
The district administration, taking cognisance of the suffering caused by delay in sanction of these cases approached the office of the Chief Town Planner, and in a first of its kind initiative in UT of J&K, came up with a new design that was in coherence with Pahalgam Master Plan 2032.
The move will not only benefit those PMAY beneficiaries whose cases had been pending for the last few years but will also ensure that any new cases receive approval as per the new sanctioned design.
It is pertinent to mention that in the last 5 years, only one PMAY case had been sanctioned due to this hurdle. With this new design, more than 30 cases have been approved and 10 others are in pipeline for approval.
Concerted efforts by DC Anantnag Dr Piyush Singla and CEO, PDA were instrumental in logically tackling the long standing hindrance and in record time a new design was sanctioned working towards fulfilling the goal of Housing for All.
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