Pandemic delays third phase of PMAY-LIFE project

More than 9,000 applicants in the landless category in Kozhikode

The third phase of PMAY- LIFE housing project in the Kozhikode Corporation, which started around 10 months ago, has received an overwhelming response from the public, despite COVID-19 restrictions. The online applications were invited from those who did not own land to build houses. In the previous two phases, the corporation had accepted applications only from those who had the required land. However, the opposition in the corporation council had recently alleged that the verification of applications was going at snail’s pace. Opposition leader K.C. Shobhita said that though around 9,000 people had applied, data entry was yet to be completed. She demanded that the corporation come clear on action taken for the realisation of the project and accused it of neglecting landless people.