Only Tonk (109 rank) and Sirohi (156 rank) didn’t feature among the top 100 districts in the country in terms of performance under PMAY-G. The six districts of the state which feature among the top 10 include Dungarpur (second), Nagaur (third), Bharatpur (fifth), Jhunjhunu (sixth), Bikaner (eighth) and Udaipur (ninth).
“This has happened for the first time that 31 out of 33 districts in the state featured among the top 100 districts in the country. This proves that despite financial crunch, there is steady progress of work on the ground,” said an official.
Meanwhile, amid tussle between the state government and the Centre over release of Rs 682.07 crore (for financial year 2020-21), the state’s treasury has released Rs 150 crore for payment to the beneficiaries under the scheme. Krishna Kant Pathak, secretary, rural development department, said, “We have got a fresh target of 3.90 lakh houses (for 2021-22).
The beneficiaries who get selected under the scheme, priorities should be fixed by filtering the names. Moreover, this time a new initiative has been taken to connect every house under PMAY-G with nutri gardens and it will be converged with MGNREGA. Also, information related to benefits provided to PMAY beneficiaries under Ujjwala scheme and power connection will be marked on the portal.”
Earlier, it was reported that amid a tussle between the state and the Centre over delay in release of funds amounting to Rs 682.07 crore (for financial year 2020-21), pending since December last year, has resulted in non-payment of second and third installment of 76,764 beneficiaries under the scheme, inducing a total liability of Rs 425.27 crore.
The state’s chief secretary Niranjan Arya had written a letter to the Centre last month (May) urging release of its share of Rs 682.07 crore for building houses, sanctioned in the year 2020-21, under PMAY-G.