West Bengal Authorities will launch a toll-free quantity subsequent week for the beneficiaries of the ‘Banglar Bari’ scheme that was just lately inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to offer homes for the poor.
In response to authorities sources, the toll free quantity – 18008899451 – is supposed for the beneficiaries to lodge complaints or any grievances associated to the scheme in order that ‘Banglar Bari’ scheme is free from favouritism and corruption.
The federal government has determined to launch this app because the state authorities has a ‘zero tolerance’ coverage to any type of corruption, mentioned a supply.
Underneath the scheme, every eligible household will get ₹1.20 lakh to assemble a home, of which ₹60,000 will likely be disbursed as the primary instalment. Nevertheless, beneficiaries in some areas of Jangalmahal and Darjeeling Hills will get ₹1.30 lakh.
The state authorities launched the ‘Banglar Bari’ scheme on December 17 after the Centre stopped funds to the West Bengal authorities beneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
Sources said that the Panchayat Division has given directions that block-level officers will likely be monitoring the method of the homes beneath the ‘Banglar Bari’ scheme. Additional, block stage officers will likely be visiting every home beneath the scheme for bodily inspection.
Within the first section greater than 8 lakh beneficiaries out of 12 lakh have acquired the primary instalment from the state authorities. The remaining will obtain the instalments by the approaching week, the supply mentioned.
One other 18 lakh beneficiaries will likely be given ‘Banglar Bari’ scheme’s profit in 2025, it mentioned. The entire expenditure of the scheme will likely be roughly of Rs 14,773 crore and the federal government had ready an inventory of 28 lakh eligible beneficiaries.
Beforehand, the Centre used to offer 60 per cent of the funds beneath the PMAY, whereas the state shared 40 per cent. It stopped releasing funds to the state in 2022 following allegations of monetary irregularities. It was alleged that the scheme was solely being supplied to these near the ruling get together.
Earlier this 12 months, protests broke out in Purulia, West Burdwan, Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and Birbhum districts over allegations that the names of those that had been near the ruling get together had been discovered within the record of beneficiaries whereas these of the deserving folks had been dropped.
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