Kulgam, May 2: Launched in 2015, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), promised to provide affordable housing to the poor. However, owning a house under the scheme is still a distant dream for a widow in Kulgam district.
Sakina Banoo, wife of late Jalaldin Gorsi resident of Kutmarg, DH Pora living in a mud hut along with her two childrens.
Sakina has been applying for a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), a Government of India initiative launched in 2015 to provide affordable housing to the poor. But it was in vain.
“We have been waiting for our PMAY case for the past many years, despite having submitted all the necessary legal formalities and meeting the eligibility criteria. It is disheartening to see we have being denied such basic rights,” said sakina
“We have been living in a mud hut for decades and applied for PM Awas Yojana assistance, but nothing has happened so far”, she said.
“We don’t know when or if we will ever get the house,” Sakina said, her voice breaking
She urges the district administration, particularly Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam Athar Amir Khan, to intervene and resolve the issue. They are seeking the prompt release of their PMAY installments to enable them to construct their houses.
On contacting, Block Development Officer (BDO) DK Marg, Mohd Aslam said that he would depute his team there for ground-level verification, adding that further action would be taken accordingly.
