Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (January 19) laid the foundation stone for 8 Amrut Projects (AMRUT Scheme) in Solapur, Maharashtra.
This is a project worth around Rs.2,000 crores. Later, Modi recalled his childhood days while speaking. In this process, he got emotional and shed tears. Over 90 thousand houses have been distributed in Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Awasa Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) scheme. Handloom workers, vendors, power loom workers, rag pickers, beedi workers, drivers, etc. of Rainagar Housing Society in Solapur have been handed over 15 thousand newly constructed houses to the beneficiaries. š
Later, Modi addressed the assembly. Today we started the largest society in the country under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. I remembered my childhood when I went to see the houses. When I was a child, I thought I would get a chance to live in a house like this.. He got emotional. Later speaking in a sad voice.. But today I am satisfied to see the dreams of thousands of families fulfilled. Their blessings are my greatest asset. A key milestone has been crossed in our commitment to provide housing to the slum communities. It was recalled that the housing project, part of the ambitious PMAY-Urban scheme, aims to meet the housing needs of the urban poor by providing them with solid houses with infrastructure. š
