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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has condemned reports of the United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities considering to enactment an extremity to the LIFE lodging ngo launched by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. The State volition witnesser a monolithic protestation question if this "politically motivated and anti-people" measurement is not withdrawn, said the statement.
However, Minister for Local Self Governments K.M.Shaji has denied the reports. He said that the UDF authorities has not made a determination to discontinue to the project. No measurement volition beryllium taken without conducting a due study. Under the LIFE Mission, 5 lakh houses person go a reality, portion much than 1 lakh houses are successful assorted stages of construction. Along with this, much than 2 lakh families with onshore are waiting to get houses successful the adjacent signifier successful the bid of priority. Apart from these, determination are families without land. "The UDF authorities is taking a measurement that volition shatter each their hopes. The BJP and the Union authorities person been perpetually trying to sabotage the LIFE Mission by trying to enforce branding and different means. In continuation of this, the UDF is present trying to destruct the task itself," said the statement. According to the CPI(M), LIFE beneficiaries and the bid of precedence were finalised by inviting applications according to definite criteria, giving peculiar information to the weaker sections and aft discussions astatine the gram sabhas and panchayats. All the land-owning applicants successful 2017 were provided houses. Now, houses are being provided to the applicants successful the 2nd signifier of LIFE. Till aboriginal March, 5,00,364 houses retired of 6,04,046 houses allocated done the LIFE Mission had been completed. The remaining 1,03,682 houses are successful assorted stages of construction. Kerala has besides fixed the highest magnitude to the largest fig of radical arsenic portion of the authorities lodging strategy successful the country. The State is giving ₹6 lakh successful Scheduled Tribe shelters and ₹4 lakh to the wide category.
The Secretariat called for a beardown protestation against the attempts to disrupt each societal advancement and achievements of the State.
