In a major decision, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that five malras of land would be allotted for the homeless people. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Sinha said that almost two lakh homeless families are being provided homes under the Yojna in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Prime Minister Narendera Modi had announced PM Awas Yojna and J&K couldn’t lag behind. “After discussing the issue at the Administrative Council and with the Revenue and Rural Development department, it was decided that 5 malras land will be given to the landless families of J&K,” he said
