Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Yamunanagar mason

Tribune News Service

Yamunanagar, October 11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with a mason, Mumtaj Ali of Tugalpur village of Yamunanagar district, via videoconferencing.

The PM launched the distribution of property cards to property owners of about 763 villages of the country under the ‘Svamitva’ (ownership) scheme via videoconferencing. Mumtaj Ali is one of the beneficiaries of the scheme.

Answering the questions of the PM, Mumtaj Ali appreciated the Svamitva scheme and said, “Before the launch of the Svamitva scheme, when a person started construction work of his house in the village, a dispute arose among people due to the absence of any kind of ownership records or demarcation of ‘abadi’ land (populated area or Laldora area). But this system will check disputes.”

“I am a mason. I have got the right of ownership of my house. A bank has agreed to loan me Rs 3 lakh. With this amount, I will start a new work of shuttering plates which will help me to grow in life,” said Mumtaj.

When Modi exhorted him to provide education to his children, he promised the PM to continue his children’s studies.

Answering Modi’s question, Mumtaj told him that he was already providing education to his children.

“Sir, I am already providing education to my children. My son is studying in Class XI and daughter is studying in Class XII. I will allow them to continue their studies and will not force them to adopt the profession of mason,” Mumtaj assured the PM.

Sumeet Gupta, district media convener of the BJP, said that this scheme aimed to provide the ‘record of rights’ to village household owners.

He added that this scheme would pave the way for villagers to use property as financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits.