Aijaz Itoo
Qazigund, Jan 29: 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 poor family in Qazigund belt of Anantnag district.
Abdul Aziz Sheikh son of Habibullah Sheikh of Damjan village of Qazigund belt, a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), expressed his frustration, stating, “I have been living in a tin shed with my wife and one daughter. I submitted my documents in several times. Despite our repeated pleas, the block administration has never taken our requests seriously.”
“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 Sheikh.
“We have been living in a tin shed for decades and applied for PM Awas Yojana assistance, but nothing has happened so far,” he said, adding that “We don’t know when or if we will ever get the house.”
He urged the district administration, particularly Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, to intervene and resolve the issue.
On contacting, Block Development Officer (BDO) Vessu, Sheikh Saifullah said he would look into the matter on priority basis.
