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A house is not just a structure made
of bricks and cement, but our feelings
and our aspirations are attached to it.
The boundary wall of the house not
only gives us security but also instills
confidence in us for a better tomorrow.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister.
48 FREEDOM FROM THE CLUTCHES OF UNNECESSARY LAWS
Even after 6 decades of independence of
the country, there were many such laws,
which were neither of any use nor relevance
in the present days. However, no one
bothered to get rid of them.
More than 1500 unnecessary laws
have been repealed so far. At the
same time, more than 25,000
compliances or conditions that hinder
trade have also been repealed.
PM AWAS
Pucca house for all...
Who does not have a dream of a pucca
house? But before 2014, there was no such
spirit of Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi made the dream of a
pucca house in rural and urban areas a reality
in 2015 with the PM Awas Yojana. Toilets
with pucca houses, free LPG connections,
and direct tap water in the kitchen have given
the poor and oppressed new hope and life.
In the new India moving towards a better
tomorrow, until the scheme is completed
and the benefits reach marginalised people
progress will not be equitable. Thats why
PM Awas schemes have been approved to
continue until 2024.
More than 03 crore houses built So far, houses
n have been given
under PM Awas Yojana to 2.3 crore
n Rs 26.26 lakh crores spent so far beneficiaries.
on construction 80 lakh new
n The target of more than 4.2 houses will
be built in the
crore pucca houses equipped current financial
with basic facilities in the PM year, with Rs 48
Awas Yojana thousand crores
approved.
n Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before assuming
charge of the office, said at a gathering of
industrialists and businessmen in Delhi on
February 27, 2014, "What a vast cobweb of laws
to control our life, workplace, and business."
n Immediately after becoming Prime Minister, he
asked the Central Secretaries that "You tell me
10 such laws or rules related to your department
which we can repeal." In June, the then Union
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced
the Repealing and Amendment Bill 2014 in
Parliament to do away with irrelevant laws.
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