New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh has achieved second position in the country in the ‘Best Performing State’ Award category in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Urban.
The state has received awards in eight categories in the ‘PMAY Awards-2021: 150 Days Challenge,’ news agency PTI quoted an official as saying.
State Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra received the award on behalf of the state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ‘Indian Urban Housing Conclave’ in Rajkot in Gujarat on Wednesday.
Union Housing and Urban Affairs minister Hardeep Puri, MP principal secretary (urban development and housing) Manish Singh, commissioner Bharat Yadav and state mission director Shri Satendra Singh were also present at the event, the official informed.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan congratulated the citizens and appreciated the efforts of employees and officials of the concerned department. “It is a historic day for Madhya Pradesh,” Chouhan said in a tweet in Hindi.
मध्यप्रदेश के लिए ऐतिहासिक दिन है। यशस्वी प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी द्वारा प्रदेश को प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना शहरी में बेस्ट परफार्मिंग स्टेट अवार्ड श्रेणी में दूसरे स्थान का पुरस्कार प्रदान किया गया। गरीब परिवारों को मकान के लिए समर्पित टीम व हितग्राही परिवारों को बधाई। pic.twitter.com/NIt9OQKJ8M
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (मोदी का परिवार ) (@ChouhanShivraj) October 19, 2022
“Madhya Pradesh shared the special category award with Gujarat in Best State for Convergence, with Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh in Best State for Conducting Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Activity and with Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat in Best Performing State Level Technical Cell (SLTC),” the official said.
