PM Awas Yojana: 12k houses to be built for dabbawalas, cobblers, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that 12000 houses would be built for dabbawalas and members of the charmakar cobbler community in three years under the PM Awas Yojana reported the PTIThe deputy chief minister has signed a memorandum of understanding MoU with the developers for the housing project according to the PTIAs per a release from Devendra Fadnaviss office this will be a project of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority MHADA under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana PMAY as per the PTIA 30acre plot will be provided by Priyanka Homes Realty and Naman Builders will execute it on a noprofitnoloss basis it statedThe 500 sq ft homes will be available at Rs 25 lakh the release saidThe dream of dabbawalas tiffinbox carriers to own houses will be fulfilled Devendra Fadnavis said in the statementMeanwhile days after Devendra Fadnavis requested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC chief to drop the recruitment condition in Mumbai civic body that a candidate must have cleared Class 10 and graduation exams in the first attempt the civic body on Tuesday announced that it has relaxed the educational criteria for the post of executive assistants clerks removing the condition of clearing the Class 10 and degree exams in the first attempt reported the PTIDevendra Fadnavis had recently written to BMC chief Bhushan Gagrani asking him to relax the conditionYou must be aware that some students due to some family or any other unavoidable reasons cant clear examinations in the first attempt but this does not mean the student is not brilliant This has created an impression that injustice will be done to students who could not pass exams in the first attempt Fadnavis stated in his letter to the BMC chiefOne of the conditions for recruitment is that the candidate should have cleared the 10th and graduation examinations in the first attempt You may be aware that some bright students due to some familyrelated or unavoidable reasons can not clear such exams in the first attempt Fadnavis wrote in a letter to BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani according to the PTIThe civic body initiated the online process for filling 1846 posts in August and sought applications from eligible candidates before September 9 However it had received representations from different quarters to relax the educational criteriaIn a release issued on Tuesday the BMC said it has decided to remove the first attempt condition and revise the educational criteria noting that the decision will provide relief to lakhs of aspirants according to the PTIIt said a new advertisement will be issued in the next 15 days and the recruitment process will resumeCandidates who have already submitted their applications need not reapply it saidwith PTI inputs