July 31, 2019 8:54 PM

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PM asks officers to work towards ensuring home for every family by 2022

<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized the resolve of his Government to ensure that no family will be left without a home by 2022. He exhorted the officers to work diligently towards this objective and remove all hurdles coming in the way. <br />'' <br />'' In the first PRAGATI meeting of the new term, today, Mr. Modi strongly reiterated commitment for Housing for All by 2022. PRAGATI  is the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation. <br />'' <br />'' Prime Minister reviewed the progress in the resolution of grievances related to the PM Awas Yojana, Urban. <br />'' <br />'' Prime Minister Modi also reviewed in detail, the working of Ayushman Bharat. <br />'' <br />'' Mr. Modi was informed that around 35 lakh beneficiaries have availed of hospital admissions and over 16000 hospitals have joined the scheme so far. <br />'' <br />'' The Prime Minister called for dialogue with States which could help in evolving best practices and further improvements in the scheme. He said that especially in the Aspirational Districts, a study should be done on the benefits and positive impact of the scheme. <br />'' <br />'' Mr. Modi sought to know what steps are being taken to curb occasional cases of fraud and misuse in this scheme.<br />'' <br />'' Reviewing the progress in Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan, the Prime Minister called for use of technology to evolve a mechanism to collect feedback from Divyang-jan, on accessibility issues being faced by them in public premises. <br />'' <br />'' He called for greater public involvement and sensitivity in finding solutions for promoting accessibility for the Divyang-jan.<br />'' <br />'' Emphasizing the importance of Jal-Shakti, the Prime Minister called upon States to put in maximum efforts towards water conservation, especially during the current monsoon season.<br />'' <br />'' The Prime Minister also reviewed the progress of eight important infrastructure projects in the railway and road sectors. <br />'' <br />'' These projects are spread over several states including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The 29 PRAGATI meetings in Mr. Modi's previous term as Prime Minister saw a cumulative review of 257 projects with a total investment of over 12 lakh crore rupees. 47 programmes and schemes were reviewed. Resolution of Public Grievances was also reviewed across 17 sectors.</span>

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