Dehradun, April 16 -- Large-scale irregularities have been revealed in a large number of applications submitted under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in connection with the rehabilitation process related to Banbhoolpura railway land encroachment case. After receiving nearly 7,000 applications during special camps organised in the Banbhoolpura area, scrutiny by the Municipal Corporation has revealed that a large number of applicants are ineligible, with many already owning permanent houses. As the verification process gathers pace, a number of applicants have begun withdrawing their forms voluntarily amid apprehensions of action.
The camps, organised between 21 March and 1 April following directions of the Supreme Court, had drawn a s...