Tala Prattoy, a north Calcutta-based club, also refused to accept the award, but for a different reason. The club, chosen for the pandal's magnificent use of light and shade created by artist Susanta Pal, claimed they did not participate in the contest but thanked Raj Bhavan for its gesture
Nearly 95% of the budgetary allocation for FY24 has already been released. The additional funds will be included in the first batch of supplementary demands for grants and will bring the total outlay for the scheme closer to last year s level of ₹90,000 crore. The government aims to maintain its fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of GDP by cutting wasteful expenditures and reallocating savings.
It built 24.5 million houses for beneficiaries under the PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) until September 30, of the targeted 29.5 million to ensure every family in rural India has a house of their own, the ministry said.
The NDA government has accelerated its housing for all initiative for rural India, bringing forward the deadline by three months to December 2023. The government aims to build 29.5 million houses for beneficiaries under the PM Awas Yojana (Gramin), with 24.5 million houses already completed. The remaining houses are at various stages of construction and will be finished by December.
While the Ministry of Rural Development has sought more funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the finance ministry is yet to take a call on the request.