Andhra Pradesh bags award for best housing State

Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy participated in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video conference to lay the foundation stone for six lighthouse projects under the GHTC- India (Global Housing Technology Challenge), and distribution of PMAY India awards virtually here on Friday.

Andhra Pradesh has secured third in the 'Best Performing State' category in the annual awards. The State has received awards in 'project monitoring tools' and 'innovative construction technology' under the 'special award' category. Visakhapatnam received an award under the 'best performing municipal corporation' category. The Chief Minister received the awards from the Prime Minister virtually.

During the interaction, the Chief Minister extended New Year greetings to the Prime Minister and others on behalf of people of Andhra Pradesh. The Chief Minister wished that the New Year would bring joy and prosperity in the lives of 130 crore Indians and India would regain its momentum and the country as a whole would completely recover from the adverse impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Chief Minister said the Prime Minister has envisioned "Housing for All by 2022", by which year, the nation would complete 75 years of its Independence. The programme is of particular relevance to the State of Andhra Pradesh, which is vulnerable to natural disasters like cyclones, heavy rains and floods due to its 974-km long coastline. Due to the vagaries of nature, it is the poor who suffer the most, in the absence of a permanent house. Continued on Page 7