Mumbai: Residents living in the Aarey Colony and Dindoshi forest area have been deprived of basic amenities for several years despite being settled there for a long time. To address this issue, Mumbai North-West MP Ravindra Waikar has demanded that housing be provided to these residents under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Waikar raised this demand in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377.

Responding to the request, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal stated in a written communication that proposals for such projects must be prepared and submitted through the relevant state government authorities. He instructed that once the plan is framed as per PMAY provisions and approved by the concerned state committees, it may be forwarded to the central government for further appro

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