State denies roof to poor: Giriraj

The Chhattisgarh government has denied the poor roof under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana. If BJP comes to power, houses for all the poor will be built, Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats Giriraj Singh said.

The Modi government has scored unmatched achievements for the poor, he added. Singh said several Central government schemes have been discontinued by the . It includes the 5 kg of foodgrains per person for the poor.

On paddy minimum support price, Singh said during the Manmohan Singh government the MSP was Rs 1,300 which is now Rs 2,200.

He said the Chhattisgarh government was taking false credit for paddy procurement as rice was being taken in the Central pool. He vowed to conduct an inquiry into the Narva-Garva-Ghurva-Bari scheme.