The flats — 76 in total — have been built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and are located on land in Prayagraj that was confiscated from gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was murdered earlier this year.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday handed over keys of 76 flats built on land that was confiscated from gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed in Prayagraj. Atiq Ahmed was murdered two months ago while in police custody.
On Friday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a residential society built on the confiscated land and handed over the keys of the homes to the beneficiaries. These flats were built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Addressing the event, Yogi Adityanath said, “Before 2017, any mafia could capture land of the poor, leaving them helpless. But now, flats are built on land freed from such mafias and bullies.”
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath hands over keys to 76 flats built for the poor, on land confiscated from slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, in Prayagraj.
The CM also inaugurated 226 development projects in the city, on the occasion. pic.twitter.com/o4F9MX2AD6
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Each flat is built on an area of 300 square feet, and is priced at Rs 7.5 lakh, but beneficiaries only have to pay 3.5 lakh under the PMAY scheme. Over 6,000 people applied for a house under this scheme, of which 1600 were allotted a flat through a lottery system.