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Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Power, Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday chaired the meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee in Karnal and directed officials to ensure transparency and speed in the implementation of welfare schemes of the Central and State government.
The Minister reviewed 22 schemes of 11 departments and directed the officials to ensure that the benefits of these schemes reach maximum people and the developmental projects are immediately implemented on the ground.
During the meeting, the Union Minister asked the officials to prepare district-specific plans for developmental and welfare projects instead of focusing only on meeting targets.
He also directed to encourage more and more people to apply under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban and Rural) so that the benefits of the housing scheme can reach all the eligible people.
While reviewing the Atma scheme of the Agriculture Department, he instructed the Deputy Director of Agriculture to motivate the farmers to adopt natural farming methods and ensure that they get proper training. This will help farmers earn higher income by reducing the cost of farming and improving profitability, he said.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, the Union Minister said that under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), loans are provided to individuals to set up self-employment ventures.
He stressed that efforts are being made to increase awareness so that more and more people can benefit from this scheme.
He said that under the PM Awas Yojana (Urban and Rural), the national target for the next five years has been set at three crore houses – one crore in urban areas and two crore in rural areas – and applications are being invited through the official portal.
He said that ‘Vita Booth Scheme’ is a promising initiative for employment generation and it will be further simplified so that more people can apply and benefit from it.
Under PM Swanidhi Yojana, the loan amount for street vendors has been increased – from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 and from Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000.
Additionally, a credit card facility has been introduced, providing a loan of Rs 50,000 along with an additional revolving fund of Rs 30,000, allowing beneficiaries to reuse the credit multiple times.
The Minister said that such small schemes bring meaningful changes in the lives of economically weaker citizens.
–IANS
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