Three thousand PM houses are being built for Naxal-affected families and surrendered Naxalites
Raipur. The government is continuously taking initiatives to connect every family of Naxal-affected remote forest areas of Chhattisgarh to the mainstream of development. About three thousand houses are being built under a special project for the rehabilitation of Naxal-affected families and surrendered Naxalites in the state. The Chhattisgarh government has made a special request to the central government and got 15 thousand houses approved under a special project for surrendered Naxalites and families affected by Naxal violence who were not able to meet the eligibility conditions of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Under the special project, out of the five thousand families found eligible in the state so far, housing has been approved for three thousand families and the first installment for housing construction has been released to 2111 families and the second installment has also been released to 128 families. The houses of these families living in remote forest areas are being built rapidly. The PM house approved under the special project for Sodi Hungi of Sukma and Dashri Bai of Kanker, affected by Naxal violence, has been completed in just three months despite the inaccessible area and difficult geographical conditions. After approval in March this year, the construction of their houses started in May.
Happiness has started knocking again in the families of surrendered Naxalites and those affected by Naxal violence in Bastar. Their permanent houses approved under the special project are rapidly taking shape. Despite being a remote and difficult geographical area, with the courage of these families and the help of the government and administration, their dream houses are taking shape. This special project is not only a concrete step towards the rehabilitation of families affected by Naxalism in Chhattisgarh, but is also a milestone in the direction of rehabilitation of the affected families.
Construction completed in three months even in the midst of inaccessible area and adverse conditions
Dasri Bai Nuruti’s husband Doge Nuruti, who lives in Uliya Gram Panchayat of Koylibeda development block, about 200 km from Kanker district headquarters, died in a Maoist incident during the assembly elections. Her house was approved in March this year under the special project for Naxal-affected families under the PM Awas Yojana. The construction of her house started in May. Now, the construction of her house has been completed in a short period of just three months. Due to Dasri Bai’s courage, the house was built in a very short time despite difficult circumstances and her family got a permanent house.
Dasri Bai tells that due to being a forest and remote area, there were many practical difficulties in the construction of the house. Being very far from the development block headquarters, there is no route for four-wheelers. Due to this, there were many difficulties in bringing construction material. It was very difficult to reach even by two-wheeler during rains, due to which masons and laborers refused to reach on time. Being an interior area, bringing construction materials was more expensive than in a normal area.
Dasri Bai says that she got a lot of support from the Kanker district administration, Gram Panchayat and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana officials in completing the house work quickly. Gram Panchayat and Awas Toli helped a lot in delivering construction materials and arranging masons and laborers. She says that the government has made a sensitive and effective policy for the rehabilitation of Naxal victims and surrendered Naxalites. With the continuous support of the government and administration, her permanent house has been constructed in a very short time.
Sodi Hungi, who lived in a kutcha house with a leaking roof for years, now lives with her family in her new permanent house.
Sodi Hungi of Oiras, a dependent village of Gadiras Gram Panchayat in Sukma district, has also built her permanent house in three months. In 2005, her husband Masa Sodi was murdered by Naxalites on suspicion of being an informer. Her family was forced to live in a kutcha house for years in poverty, where there was a danger to life due to leaking roof and poisonous insects during rains. When the house was approved under the special project of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), Sodi Hungi received a total of Rs 1 lakh 35 thousand in three installments in a phased manner. Due to the technical guidance and monitoring from time to time by the Gram Panchayat, the construction of her house was completed in July this year. Now she lives with her family in her new permanent house.
Under the special project, maximum 984 families have been sanctioned housing in Sukma, 761 families from Bijapur and 376 families from Narayanpur. Under the special project of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, housing has been sanctioned for about three thousand surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families so far. Out of these, maximum 984 families are from Sukma district. Housing has been sanctioned for 761 such families in Bijapur district, 376 in Narayanpur, 251 in Dantewada, 214 in Bastar, 166 in Kondagaon, 146 in Kanker, 27 in Gariaband, 25 in Balrampur-Ramanujganj and 23 families in Manpur-Mohla-Ambagadh Chowki. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai said that the Chhattisgarh government is working on the strategy of trust, development and rehabilitation in Naxal-affected areas. Surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families have been given honors.
