CMC serves notices to PMAY defaulters

Taking stern action, Chas Municipal Corporation (CMC) has served notices to 20 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’s (PMAY) beneficiaries who have not yet constructed their house despite withdrawing money under this scheme.

“We have asked those beneficiaries to refund the money as earliest,” said AK Mishra, Project Engineer cum Nodal Officer of CMC.

“Legal action would be taken against those who did not refund the money,” he added.

The persons who were served the notice and asked to refund the money are Kari Devi of Ward No. 1, Dashrath Gope Ward 2, Madhu Bibi, Ajay Singh, Purnima Devi, Suraj Bauri, Arun Bauri, Manoj Bauri, Suleman Ansari and Immamuddin Ansari of Ward 6, Nashima Khatoon of Ward 16, Puran Bauri Ward 20, Kisan Bauri, Ramesh Bauri, Umesh Bauri, Prakash Kumar, Usha Srivastwa of Ward 26, Krishna Gope, Chandra Mohan Gope and Santosh Gope of Ward 30, informed the official.

Under this housing scheme, the State Government has targeted about 8,240 houses to be constructed in Bokaro district in the year 2017-18. The main objective of this project is to make affordable housing units and to make it easily available to the poor families, said the official

“In the year 2016-17, the Government targeted to construct 10,293 houses in the district but it could not be accomplished, only 100 units were completed amidst instalments (money) was allotted to the PMAY beneficiaries”, he added.