PMAY, MGNREGA projects bring relief to Jammu & Kashmir residents

MGNREGA aims to provide at least 100 days of paid work each year to rural household.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have brought significant relief to people of Dhangri block in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

People have received ‘Pucca’ houses under PMAY and frequent employment under MGNREGA, bringing relief from issues such as migration and frequent repairs required in ‘kaccha’ houses.

Shafiq Ahmad, a local resident from Dhagri block, speaking about the benefits of scheme, said, “Government has done good work. People have got houses under PMAY, the road has also been built.”

Another local resident Sushama Devi said, “Our house was earlier ‘kaccha’ now its ‘pucca’. Earlier, water used to drip; now we have relief. Other houses are also getting built,”

Another local resident said that the implementation of MGNREGA scheme has benefitted a lot of people. “Earlier, there was a lot of unemployment; now, people have work to do. Under MGNREGA, people are getting work,” he said.

A Dhagri block resident expressed his joy on getting the ‘pucca’ house. “Government has given us house, earlier, we had a ‘kaccha’ house, water used to drip, we are thankful of government, some houses are built and some are getting built, people are happy,” he said.

Gram Rojgar Sevak Mohd Rashid highlighted the success of the PMAY and MGNREGA scheme. ”After 2018, houses have been sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin. Around 80% of people have completed the construction of their houses sanctioned in our Panchayat. Every person is being directly benefitted. People are getting ‘pucca’ houses now. The local people are getting the benefit from the NREGA scheme, “ he said.

The main objective of the PMAY-Gramin is to replace the ‘kaccha’ houses in villages with concrete ones. The scheme was launched in April 2016 and is part of government’s “Housing for All” initiative. MGNREGA aims to provide at least 100 days of paid work each year to rural household. It was passed in September 2005 and implemented in February 2006.