Yamuna Nagar: Mumtaz Ali, a resident of Yamunanagar, interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually over the launch of SVAMITVA and thanked him for a loan of Rs 3 lakhs on the basis of a property card. Ali had received an invitation from the PM's office where PM Modi had a word with people of different states about the Svamitva scheme.
A mechanic by profession, Mumtaz was excited about this programme and said that PM Modi asked about his health, family and business.
When PM asked Mumtaz that will he invest in his children's education., he became emotional and said, "My children are still studying and no matter what happens, I will educate them."
Yamunanagar is one of the eleven villages in Haryana where people have got ownership letters for their houses and work of registration has also been completed.
Talking to ETV Bharat, he said, "I had registered for 100 yards plot. This land was inside the red cord. My village secretary told me that my name has been fixed for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding Svamitva scheme.
Mumtaz told that he works as a mason and money from that is his family's livelihood. They have a son and a daughter and want to make them officer by giving them a better education.
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He told that even during the corona, the government gave them a benefit of Rs 5000 for 5 weeks. For the education of children, he has received Rs 20,000 from the Department of Labor. They have also received tools and cycle money from the labour department to work.
Earlier, Misbah, who worked as an Atal Seva co-ordinator from Yamunagar also interacted with the Prime Minister.
Today, PM Modi launched the physical distribution of property cards under the 'SVAMITVA' (ownership) scheme via video conferencing and asserted that it is a "historic move" set to transform rural India. The move will pave the way for villagers to use the property as a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits.
On the occasion, Modi also interacted with several beneficiaries of the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme and said it is big step for the country towards becoming 'aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant)
With agency inputs
