3 beneficiaries get land rights

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 19

Member of Legislative Assembly from Jalandhar Cantonment Pargat Singh on Tuesday conferred property rights upon three beneficiaries from Jiwan S Colony under the CM Grant of Proprietary Rights to Slum Dwellers (Basera Scheme).

Presiding over an event, the MLA termed the programme as a landmark step towards urban development by giving proprietary rights to every slum household occupying the state government land in a slum of any city area.

He said Punjab was the first state in the country to launch such a programme that aims at transforming urban slum areas with basic civic amenities, including potable drinking water, street lighting and roads to slum dwellers.

Singh asked officials to ensure that every slum dweller gets the benefit of the scheme, which will make Jalandhar slum-free and everyone would lead a comfortable life. Those present on the occasion included MC Commissioner Karnesh Sharma and Joint Commissioner Shayari Malhotra among others.