Rajiv Awas Yojana is a ‘RAY’ of hope to the Urban Poor and Slum dwellers of the country – Kumari Selja

Published on July 31, 2011 by News Desk · 1 Comment

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The Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja has said that the Rajiv Awas Yojana is a ‘RAY’ of hope to the Urban Poor and Slum dwellers of the country. Inaugurating the State Ministers’ Conference on Rajiv Awas Yojana here today she said, RAY envisions an inclusive and equitable urban India where every citizen has access to the basic civic and social services and decent shelter. The Minister said, in the Government of India, we are now following a rights based approach to address the fundamental inequities affecting the poor. We have already enacted Right to Education and Right to Minimum Employment in rural areas, and are working on food security legislation. She said, RAY builds on that holistic rights based framework and establishes the rights of urban poor and slum dwellers for decent shelter and basic services in the cities.