Nashik, Nov. 7 -- In a major relief ahead of Diwali, the Nashik district administration has approved the free allotment of government land to 207 eligible landless families across four talukas of the district, enabling them to build their own homes.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Housing Land Purchase Financial Assistance Scheme, collector Ayush Prasad has issued orders approving government land for eligible beneficiaries in Baglan, Malegaon, Sinnar and Yeola talukas.
For several years, these families had been deprived of permanent housing due to the lack of land of their own. Despite being eligible for housing assistance, many could not construct houses because they had no land. Some were forc...