Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 05 2010:
Beneficiaries of the Integrated Housing and Slam Development Scheme in Thoubal Municipality Council have been deprived of getting the benefits of the scheme owing the discrepancy among the councilors.
Secretary of the newly floated Integrated Housing and Slam Development Scheme Beneficiaries' Association, Kh Brojen speaking to media persons today alleged that discrepancy among the councilors is behind the deprivation of the benefits of the scheme.
He said that under the scheme person below the poverty line are to get Rs 1 lakh for four installments and for this, the implementing authority, Thoubal Municipal Council selected 815 beneficiaries.
Before the fund was released, councilors informed the beneficiaries to prepare ground works for construction of their houses by dismantling their old houses.
But, they were later informed that due to differences between the councilors, the fund has been blocked by the government.
Since the last around two months, the beneficiaries formed a body and pressing the authority for early release of the funds he said adding that they had submitted ultimatum to release the fund within the next five day counting from today.
If the councilors failed to take initiative, and then sitting councilors will be prevented from contesting in the next elections, he threatened.