LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT TO BOOST ‘HOME FOR ALL’ DREAM
In UP, 1,040 houses are being constructed in the Avadh Vihar Housing Scheme at Lucknow with an estimated total cost of Rs 130.90 crore
On the first day of new year the construction of houses under (LHP) light house project was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in six cities including Lucknow in the country. The changes implemented by the present dispensation resulted in a new approach and use of innovative and latest technology in construction of housing units. In all six cities of the country over 1,000 houses will be constructed in a year i.e., average of three houses every day. In UP, 1,040 houses are being constructed in the Avadh Vihar Housing Scheme in Lucknow with an estimated total cost of Rs 130.90 crore. In the project, 13 towers having 14 floors each will be built under supervision of SUDA. Proposed to be constructed over an area of 34.5 sq mt, the housing units would be constructed with the use of ‘stay in place framework system’.
Under this pre finished walls, which would not require a plaster would help in creating an enclosure based on Canadian technology. These houses would not be only affordable but also strong. Under the project economically weaker people of urban areas will get a house in just Rs 4.76 lakh having an area of 415 sq ft. The cost of these houses is Rs 12.59 lakh in which the central and state government would provide subsidy of Rs 7.83 lakh and balance 4.76 lakh to be paid by the allotee. The allotment would be done under PMAY (urban).
The credit goes to PM Narendra Modi for linking technology with the government’s ambitious housing for all scheme to serve the interest of people looking for a dream house.
Yogi Adityanath Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh
Rice is a staple food in many parts of the state. The fortified rice will have food and nutritional supplements with sufficient quantity of iron, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B, Vitamin B12, folic acid and various other micro-nutrients. It will also be having medicinal values.
UP chief minister launched this programme virtually for model district Chandauli, one of the aspirational districts in the state. All the ration shops of Chandauli will distribute fortified rice from February while the entire state will be covered from the end of this year.
The state government is creating awareness to ensure that fortified rice becomes an eating habit because of its nutritional value.
The rice will be distributed through ration cards from the ration shops where the number of people taking the facility of subsidised food grains is more. Therefore, for the section of society that is more sensitive in terms of malnutrition, it will also work as a medicine.
Fortified rice is the normal rice that is to be coated with the required amount of iron, vitamins and micronutrients as a layer over it. Millers will also be benefited by processing this rice and it will also generate employment at the local level in the MSME sector.
Along with this, the Kala Namak rice of Siddharthnagar, which is rich in zinc and iron, will also gain popularity and its demand will also increase. The local farmers will also be benefiting from it in terms of increased income.
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (Bjp)-led Union governent for sanctioning over two acres of land at Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Marg in central Delhi at “just ₹2 crore” to the Delhi unit of the BJP to build its office. Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader and chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said the land was not meant for building any political party office, but to build a school.
The BJP responded that there was nothing illegal in the matter, and blamed the AAP for “distorting facts”.
“In 2014, when the BJP government was formed in the Centre, they made many big promises such as giving jobs to more than one crore youths and giving farmers 1.5 times more price for their produce. But, the only group that’s benefitted from all the Centre’s schemes has been the BJP,” Bhardwaj said.
On Wednesday, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) changed the land use of the said plot at DDU Marg from “nursery” to “public and semi-public”, allowing the Delhi unit of the BJP to apply for the land for its office. At present, the Delhi BJP office operates from a bungalow at Pandit Pant Marg.
DDA vice-chairperson Anurag Jain on Wednesday had said that the decision was taken in DDA’S authority meeting. “After listening to all the objections received and addressing all concerns, the land use has been changed from nursery to public and semi-public. It will now be sent to the Central government for notification,” said Jain.
The AAP slammed the Centre for changing the land-use of the plot under which now constructing a school, as previously planned, will not be possible.
“On behalf of the AAP, I want to ask the BJP how can they get 10,000 gaz (two acres) land in this posh area in just ₹2 crore? Is it not true that this land was sanctioned to build a school,” Bhardwaj said.
He further stated that when AAP went to the Central government asking for a plot to build its party headquarters, the Centre claimed it had no land available.
“In the last Delhi assembly election, the BJP got just eight seats and the AAP won 62 out of the total 70 seats. For the party, which is ruling Delhi, the Bjpruled Central government claims to have no land for them to build a party office,” Bhardwaj said.
The Delhi BJP said it has documents to show that it was allotted 809sqm at DDU Marg.
“It is a government policy is that all political parties should be allotted land in Delhi and accordingly, the Delhi BJP had applied for land for its office in 2001. The party then moved the Delhi high court for getting this piece of land. Thereafter, it was on May 12, 2010, that land was allotted to us. There is nothing illegal in this,” said Delhi BJP general secretary Kuljeet Singh Chahal. He said the AAP was wrongly describing an 809 square-metre plot as 10,000 square yards (8000sq metres).
“The cost of the land was deposited in 2001 for the same at the prevailing rates at that time and the AAP is showing it as if the payment has been made in today’s time, which is a total lie. On the contrary, it is the AAP that has constructed its office on government land,” Chahal said.
Chahal alleged that the AAP office is neither built on allotted land, nor has the party submitted a deposit for use of the plot.
The cost of land was deposited in 2001 at prevailing rates, but AAP portraying as if payment is made in today’s time.
KULJEET SINGH CHAHAL, Delhi BJP general secretary
THE LS SPEAKER OBSERVED THAT WHILE MINISTRY OFFICIALS COME IN LARGE NUMBERS AND PREPARED TO DEPOSE, OFTEN MEETINGS GET DEFERRED FOR WANT OF QUORUM
NEW DELHI: With Parliamentary standing committee meetings frequently plagued by low attendance, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha authorities are set to reduce the quorum, or the bar for minimum attendance in these meetings.
From the current requirement of a minimum attendance of one-third members, the committees will be allowed to function with just one-fourth members in attendance, two senior MPS said on the condition of anonymity.
The General Purpose Committee (GPC) of the Lok Sabha met on Thursday to discuss issues before the House panels. “We deliberated on many options. One leader even suggested that if the chairman alone is present, the meeting of the panel can continue. But finally, the Lok Sabha Speaker and others favoured that the bar for quorum will be reduced to one-fourth strength of the panel,” said an Opposition MP on condition of anonymity.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who chaired the meeting, observed that while ministry officials come in large numbers and fully prepared to depose before a House, often meetings get deferred due to want of quorum. Many other GPC members shared the same view.
“It’s a colossal waste of time,” said another Opposition MP.
Many MPS have stayed away from coming to Delhi to attend House panel meetings after the Covid-19 pandemic. Some Opposition MPS had demanded online meetings of the standing committees but both Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla are yet to accept the proposals.
While MPS can claim daily allowance for attending the committee meetings, there is some restrictions imposed in air fare reimbursements they can claim.
Parliament has 24 department related standing panels, out of which 16 belong to the Lok Sabha and the remaining come under the purview of the Upper House.
During the performance review of the panels for the fiscal year 2019-20, Birla had sought a report on the attendance of MPS in panel meetings.
According to an official, Birla is also open to shifting MPS with low attendance to other panels to maximise their contribution.