New scheme for urban poor in the offing
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 19 2012:
A new scheme for the people of urban area who are living below the poverty line is to be implemented in the state very soon.
Rajiv Gandhi Awaaz Yojana, a scheme for the urban poor, which is meant to assist them in constructing their houses, is all set to be introduced in different states of India including Manipur.
According to an official from the Imphal Municipal Council, the people living below poverty line under Imphal Municipality, who are not in the position to construct their own houses will be covered under the scheme.
The scheme is to be implemented with funding from Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.
The officer further informed that the state government has constructed houses for the urban poor under Basic Services to the Urban Poor.
A number of people have been benefitted from the scheme.