Woman's house goes 'missin' under PM Aawas scheme in Chhattisgarh

Raipur | Tuesday | 4th December, 2018

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RAIPUR: A 60-year-old woman's house “built” under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana in Pendra region of Bilaspur has gone missing, she alleged in her police complaint.Living in a dilapidated mud house , the government records show that she has been provided with two instalments for construction of her house. It was found that she has got the money transferred to her account.According to the report, it was recommended that Draupadi should be suspended with immediate effect followed by an FIR lodged against her. It was only during cross-checking was being done by a team, Phuljharia realised that despite her name mentioned in the list of beneficiaries, she hasn’t received a pakka house.“Later, I found that the ‘aawas mitra’ Draupadi Kewat was constructing a house on my name in the backyard of her own house. Smelling foul, the woman approached police.According to the complaint, (copy of which is with TOI), name of Phuljharia Bai of Adbhar village in Pendra was enlisted in PM Aawas scheme for 2018-19, but she had no information about the same nor was she intimated by any official. It was also evident that there were others who were involved with her in irregularities, against which further investigation was recommended, the report stated.However, police said that one the department inquiry is done, FIR would be lodged depending upon the preliminary probe..