Jharkhand

• 21 Oct 2022

Jharkhand Awarded in Three Categories under PM Awas Yojana

Why In News?

• The state of Jharkhand was awarded in three different categories for the successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 'India Urban Housing Conclave 2022' held in Rajkot, Gujarat on October 20, 2022.

Key Point

• Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, gave away the award to Jharkhand for its remarkable initiatives in women empowerment, better housing projects for leprosy affected patients and wide publicity of the scheme and public awareness.
• In this program, under various components of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), the state has been rewarded for giving ownership of houses to thousands of women in the scheme under the Women Empowerment Initiative, Providing Work Opportunities to Rani Mistry and women in the construction sector.
• Under the community-oriented project, it has been honored at the national level for providing better housing projects for leprosy affected and effective publicity of the scheme.
• On behalf of Jharkhand, State Urban Administration Director Aditya Kumar Anand, Assistant Director Shailesh Priyadarshi, State Team Leader of PM Awas Yojana (Urban) Rajan Kumar and CLTC Deepak Kumar received the award.