Yogi hands over keys of 76 houses built on land seized from Atiq, calls for more such projects

Giving away the keys for houses built in the city’s Lukarganj area to low-income group individuals, the CM said, “This is the same state where the mafia used to take over the land of the poor and traders and encroached upon even government land. The poor used to be just spectators. Now, the land reclaimed from the mafia and strongmen is being used to build houses for the underprivileged. This is a message in itself.”

He further said, “Before 2017, no poor person was able to get a house in the state under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. But after the formation of the double-engine government, more than 54 lakh poor people got houses of their own.”

When Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya spoke about the need of a “good convention centre”, Adityanath said there was the need to construct such a facility in Prayagraj with the capacity of accommodating at least 10,000 people. He directed the Prayagraj Development Authority to immediately prepare a detailed project report on it.

The CM claimed that the idea of building houses on encroached land is in tune with the spirit of good governance initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi nine years ago. He informed that the state government has built housing for the poor at a cost of Rs 6.6 crore on the land freed from the mafia’s possession.

Announcing that the 2025 Kumbh Mela will be “grand”, the CM asked officials to ensure that it is presented as “the biggest unique event of the world”.