Number of completed CMRHM houses crosses 200 in South district

NAMCHI, 10 Sept: The total number of pucca houses completed under CMRHM has crossed the 200 mark in South District. In fact, 202 houses have been completed out of which 189 houses have been officially handed over to the beneficiaries since its launch in the District last year.
As per the baseline figure, South District has been allotted a total of 1095 houses under this scheme. The construction of 954 houses was started last year out of which 752 houses are under construction in various stages and rest 202 houses have been completed. Out of the total houses started, 40% of houses are in the final stage, 20% in the 3rd stage, 19% in 2nd stage and 21% already completed.
The fact that the scheme itself entails the construction of a one-storied RCC building under ‘C’ model and pucca house with GCI sheets under model ‘A’ as owner driven, is a sufficient challenge on the monitoring front. Most of the beneficiaries with no experience in financial transaction are dealing with the fund transferred directly to their savings bank accounts under this scheme.
The implementing authorities and the Block Rural House Construction Committee (BRHCC) have to be vigilant so as to ascertain that the quantum of fund released matches with the progress of work.
Hence, the achievement of completing more than 200 houses and shifting 189 poorest of the poor families to pucca houses has also come as an encouraging milestone on the part of District and Block implementing authorities who have been giving their best for the accomplishment of this ambitious flagship programme of the Government under the Poverty Free Mission-Sikkim 2013.
Since most of the houses under construction are in the third and final stage, South District hopes to complete at least 300 houses by the end of September 2012 and shift more number of poorest families to their new houses before Dussehra.