PMAY (Urban) National Award; Recognition for Mukkam Municipality Kudumbashree is the State Level Nodal Agency of was obtained for construction of 349 houses in Mukkam Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban), the centrally Municipality. Out of this, construction of 338 houses has sponsored programme which gives houses to the urban been completed. In the second phase, approval was homeless in . In Kerala, the PMAY - U programme received for 152 houses. Out of this, construction of 137 is being implemented converging with LIFE Mission. houses has been completed. Mukkam Municipality has Till date, approval has been received for construction became the first ULB in Kerala by completing 95 % of of 1,02,229 houses. Out of this, construction of 63,449 the project in shortest possible time. houses have been completed. The excellence in project execution is continuing. We had elaborated the details Let’s listen to the words of Mr. Hareesh N.K, Municipal of the same (progress of PMAY (U) - LIFE project) in Secretary, Mukkam Municipality the previous articles. "The PMAY(Urban) Programme implemented in Mukkam Municipality stands out as it is formulated and implemented Various National Awards for implementing the PMAY as a comprehensive programme other than considering Programme in 2019 has been announced by Ministry it only as a housing programme. Also it was implemented of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of . in mission mode prefixing the dates in various phases. There’s a category of ‘Best Municipal Council’ and Various other programmes were converged for the PMAY award is given to five best municipalities in the country. beneficiaries and this made the housing project attractive Mukkam Municipality of district of Kerala have and comprehensive” bagged this National Award. This Award will be received by the representatives of Mukkam Municipality during the “Cement building blocks were made available at Rs function which will be held (online) on 1 January 2021. 10 per cement block by including in the Ayyankali In the first phase of PMAY (U) Programme approval Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme. Also wells

40 were constructed for the needy beneficiaries in their each construction phase was completed. Whenever house premises. Eligible houses were included in the the receipt of central/ state funds were slightly delayed, Swachh Bharath Programme and were provided with necessary actions were taken to arrange the the needed Biogas Plants at subsidised rates (biogas plants worth amount for the beneficiaries temporarily from the own Rs 15000 were given at Rs 1500). Those interested in fund of the municipality” skill training (from the PMAY U beneficiary family) were provided with skill training by including in the National “When the construction of the houses were completed, Urban Livelihood Mission” Completion Camp was organized for the beneficiaries as well. Through the camp, under the supervision of the “In addition, when approval is received from engineering, revenue sections of the municipality, house Kudumbashree, the meeting of the beneficiaries were number was allotted for the completed houses without conducted during the succeeding week itself and were any delay. All these had helped Mukkam Municipality in given awareness. The dates for distribution of the achieving the Award." installments and the completion of the houses are prefixed and are implemented in mission mode. The Municipality Appreciations to Mukkam Municipality who made had taken special attention to credit the upcoming meritorious achievement for Kerala by implementing the installment to the bank account of the beneficiary, once programme in the best way possible.

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