In Punjab, despite the severe coldwave conditions people in large numbers are attending Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra programmes to get information about various welfare schemes of the Union Government from Information, Education and Communication Vans. So far, nearly 5,800 Panchayats have been covered which witnessed more than 10 lakh people's participation. <br />''<br />''A Report says that the beneficiaries attending Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra programmes are wholeheartedly praising the Union Government, especially Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for implementing different welfare schemes. Sharing his views in Meri Kahani – Meri Jubani one of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana beneficiaries in Bathinda district said that his house dream has been fulfilled under the yojana.<br />''<br />''"Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban, more than 1 lakh 32 thousand proposals have been approved and more than 78 thousand families have got the benefit of the scheme while Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Rural has a target of 40 thousand houses in rural areas of the State. <br />