Government to ensure affordable houses for middle class

Here comes a shot in the arm of housing sector with none other than Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan stating that the state government will ensure that middle income group people are able to afford their own houses.
Speaking after unfurling the tricolour at the Mantralaya here to mark the 68th Independence Day, the Chief Minister said, “It is very difficult for the common man to own a house in Mumbai or at other big cities in Maharashtra. For this, we have decided to work towards a goal of ensuring affordable houses. And it will be ensured that it happens at the earliest,” he said.
Since shelter is one of the fundamental needs of man, the government will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that every head has a roof over it, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the government will make Maharashtra an “online” state in the next five years, which will reduce corruption and help citizens avail government facilities.
“We want to make Maharashtra an online state that will help citizens avail all the services of the government sitting at home. This will make government procedures transparent and efficient at the same time. We will ensure that the scheme reaches across to even the smallest of villages,” he said.
“By launching the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana, the government has tried to ensure that the needy get the best treatment free of cost. From the time it was initiated, around 5.62 lakh people have benefited from it and the government has spent Rs 712 crores on this scheme,” he added.