The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape’ Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow today. Union Ministers Shri Rajnath Singh, Shri Hardeep Puri, Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey, Shri Kaushal Kishore Governor of Uttar Pradesh Smt Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion.
The Prime Minister digitally handed over keys of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) houses to 75,000 beneficiaries in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh and also interacted virtually with beneficiaries of the scheme in Uttar Pradesh. He inaugurated/laid the foundation stone of 75 Urban Development Projects of Uttar Pradesh under Smart Cities Mission and AMRUT; flagged off 75 buses under FAME-II for seven cities including Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Jhansi and Ghaziabad; and released a Coffee Table Book encompassing 75 projects implemented under various Flagship Missions of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. The Prime Minister also announced the setting up of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chair in Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow.
While interacting with Smt Vimlesh of Agra, the Prime Minister was informed by the beneficiary that she benefitted from PM Awas as well as other schemes for gas cylinder, toilet, electricity, water connection and ration card etc. The Prime Minister asked her to take advantage of government schemes and educate her children, especially her daughters.
Interacting with Ram Janki ji of Kanpur, the Prime Minister asked the milk vendor whether she got benefits from Svamitva yojana. The beneficiary informed that she availed a loan of 10 thousand rupees and invested that in her business. The Prime Minister asked to increase digital transactions in her business.
The Prime Minister enquired the beneficiary of PM Awas Yojana Smt Babita of Lalitpur about her livelihood and her experience with the scheme. He said the Jan Dhan account helped in transferring the money directly to the beneficiaries. Technology helps the poor the most, he said. The Prime Minister asked her to avail benefits of Svamitv Yojana. The Prime Minister struck a very relaxed and jovial chord with the beneficiaries. The interaction took place in a very informal and spontaneous manner.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that the situation where all the properties are in the name of the men of the house needs some correction and as a concrete step, more than 80 per cent of the houses under PM Awas Yojna are being registered in the name of the women or they are the joint owners.
The Prime Minister complimented Lucknow for giving a national visionary like Atal Bihari Vajpayee who was totally dedicated to Mother Bharati. “Today, in his memory, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chair is being established in Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University”, he announced.
The Prime Minister stressed the massive increase in the number of houses constructed under PM Awas Yojana as compared to previous numbers. He informed that more than 1.13 crore housing units have been constructed in the cities and, out of this, more than 50 lakh houses have already been built and handed over to the poor. The Prime Minister said that three crore families of urban poor people who lived in slums and did not have a pucca roof have got the opportunity to become millionaires. “Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, about 3 crore houses have been built in the country, you can guess the cost of them. These people have become lakhpatis”, Shri Modi said. The Prime Minister pointed out that before the current dispensation in UP, earlier governments dragged their feet on implementing the schemes as more than 18000 houses were approved but not even 18 houses were constructed at that time, the Prime Minister said. He also informed that after the current Government under Yogi Adityanath came to power, more than 9 lakh housing units were handed over to the urban poor and 14 lakh units are under various stages of construction. These houses are equipped with modern amenities.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the government has made a very serious effort to overcome the problems and challenges of the urban middle class. The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Act has been such a major step. This law has helped in getting the entire housing sector out of mistrust and fraud and has helped and empowered all stakeholders.
The Prime Minister said Urban bodies are also saving about Rs 1000 crore every year by installing LED street lights. Now this amount, he informed, is being used for other development works. He added that LED has also greatly reduced the electricity bill of the people living in the city.
The Prime Minister said in India in the last 6-7 years there has been a huge transformation in the urban sector due to technology. Technology is the basis of the Integrated Command and Control Centers that are running in more than 70 cities of the country today. “Today, we will have to say ‘Pahle Aap’ - Technology First '', the Prime Minister quipped, in a city famous for its culture.
The Prime Minister said under PM Svanidhi Yojana, street vendors are linked with banks. Through this scheme, the aid of more than Rs 2500 crore has been given to more than 25 lakh beneficiaries. In this, more than 7 lakh beneficiaries of UP have taken advantage of Svanidhi Yojana. He complimented the vendors for promoting digital transactions.
The Prime Minister said today, India Metro service is rapidly expanding to major cities across the country. In 2014, the Metro service used to run on less than 250 km route length, today the metro is running in about 750 km route length. He added that work is going on in the country on more than 1000 kilometres of metro tracks now.
मुझे इस बात की भी खुशी होती है कि देश में पीएम आवास योजना के तहत जो घर दिए जा रहे हैं, उनमें 80 प्रतिशत से ज्यादा घरों पर मालिकाना हक महिलाओं का है या फिर वो ज्वाइंट ओनर हैं: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
लखनऊ ने अटल जी के रूप में एक विजनरी, मां भारती के लिए समर्पित राष्ट्रनायक देश को दिया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
आज उनकी स्मृति में, बाबा साहब भीमराव आंबेडकर यूनिवर्सिटी में अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी चेयर स्थापित की जा रही है: PM @narendramodi
2014 के बाद से हमारी सरकार ने पीएम आवास योजना के तहत शहरों में 1 करोड़ 13 लाख से ज्यादा घरों के निर्माण की मंजूरी दी है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
इसमें से 50 लाख से ज्यादा घर बनाकर, उन्हें गरीबों को सौंपा भी जा चुका है: PM @narendramodi
मेरे जो साथी, झुग्गी-झोपड़ी में जिंदगी जीते थे, उनकी पास पक्की छत नहीं थी, ऐसे तीन करोड़ परिवारों को लखपति बनने का अवसर मिला है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना के तहत देश में जो करीब-करीब 3 करोड़ घर बने हैं, आप उनकी कीमत का अंदाजा लगाइए।
ये लोग लखपति बने हैं: PM @narendramodi
हमारे यहां कुछ महानुभाव कहते हैं कि मोदी ने क्या किया?
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
आज पहली बार मैं ऐसी बात बताना चाहता हूं जिसके बाद बड़े-बड़े विरोधी, जो दिन रात हमारा विरोध करने में ही अपनी ऊर्जा खपाते हैं, वो मेरा ये भाषण सुनने के बाद टूट पड़ेंगे: PM @narendramodi
शहरी मिडिल क्लास की परेशानियों और चुनौतियों को भी दूर करने का हमारी सरकार ने बहुत गंभीर प्रयास किया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
Real Estate Regulatory Authority यानि रेरा कानून ऐसा एक बड़ा कदम रहा है।
इस कानून ने पूरे हाउसिंग सेक्टर को अविश्वास और धोखाधड़ी से बाहर निकालने में बहुत बड़ी मदद की है: PM
LED स्ट्रीट लाइट लगने से शहरी निकायों के भी हर साल करीब 1 हज़ार करोड़ रुपए बच रहे हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
अब ये राशि विकास के दूसरे कार्यों में उपयोग में लाई जा रही है।
LED ने शहर में रहने वाले लोगों का बिजली बिल भी बहुत कम किया है: PM @narendramodi
भारत में पिछले 6-7 वर्षों में शहरी क्षेत्र में बहुत बड़ा परिवर्तन टेक्नोलॉजी से आया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
देश के 70 से ज्यादा शहरों में आज जो इंटीग्रेटेड कमांड एंड कंट्रोल सेंटर चल रहे हैं, उसका आधार टेक्नोलॉजी ही है: PM @narendramodi
पीएम स्वनिधि योजना के तहत रेहड़ी-पटरी वालों को, स्ट्रीट वेंडर्स को बैंकों से जोड़ा जा रहा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
इस योजना के माध्यम से 25 लाख से ज्यादा साथियों को 2500 करोड़ रुपए से अधिक की मदद दी गई है।
इसमें भी यूपी के 7 लाख से ज्यादा साथियों ने स्वनिधि योजना का लाभ लिया है: PM @narendramodi
आज भारत मेट्रो सेवा का देश भर के बड़े शहरों में तेजी से विस्तार कर रहा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2021
2014 में जहां 250 किलोमीटर से कम रूट पर मेट्रो चलती थी, वहीं आज लगभग 750 किलोमीटर में मेट्रो दौड़ रही है।
देश में आज एक हज़ार किलोमीटर से अधिक मेट्रो ट्रैक पर काम चल रहा है: PM @narendramodi
