In a major push to address homelessness in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the central government has identified around five lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir who do not have permanent shelter and efforts are being made to provide them housing under a government scheme.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the minister said the Prime Minister has decided that those who are still without homes will be given permanent shelter.
“A survey has been conducted to identify the beneficiaries, and once verification is completed, housing allotment will begin. Verification is important so that no ineligible names are included,” Chouhan said.
Work will be initiated to ensure every eligible individual in the region gets a permanent roof, the Minister added.