Despite the inaccessible area and difficult geographical conditions, the house of Sodi Hungi and Dashri Bai was completed in just three months
The work started in May after approval in March this year under the special project
On the request of the Chhattisgarh government, the central government has approved 15 thousand houses under the special project
The Chhattisgarh government is working on the policy of trust, development and rehabilitation in Naxal-affected areas: The government is committed to provide pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries – Chief Minister Say
Raipur. 5 August 2025: The government is continuously taking initiatives to connect every family of the Naxal-affected remote forest areas of Chhattisgarh with the mainstream of development. About three thousand houses are being built in the state under a special project for the rehabilitation of Naxal-affected families and surrendered Naxalites. The Chhattisgarh government has made a special request to the central government and got 15 thousand houses approved under a special project for surrendered Naxalites and families affected by Naxal violence who were not able to come under the eligibility conditions of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Under the special project, out of the five thousand families found eligible in the state so far, housing has been approved for three thousand families and the first installment for housing construction has been released to 2111 families and the second installment to 128 families. The houses of these families living in remote forest areas are being built rapidly. The PM house approved under the special project for Sodi Hungi of Sukma and Dashri Bai of Kanker, affected by Naxal violence, has been completed in just three months despite the inaccessible area and difficult geographical conditions. After approval in March this year, the construction of their houses started in May.
Happiness has started knocking again in the families of surrendered Naxalites and those affected by Naxal violence in Bastar. Their permanent houses approved under the special project are taking shape rapidly. Despite being a remote and difficult geographical area, with the courage of these families and the help of the government and administration, their dream houses are taking shape. This special project is not only a concrete step towards rehabilitation of Naxalism affected families in Chhattisgarh, but is also a milestone towards rehabilitation of the affected families. Construction completed in three months despite difficult terrain and adverse conditions. Dogge Nuruti, husband of Dasri Bai Nuruti, who lives in Uliya Gram Panchayat of Koylibeda development block, about 200 km from Kanker district headquarters, died in a Maoist incident during the assembly elections. Her house was approved in March this year under the special project for Naxal-affected families in the PM Awas Yojana. Construction of her house started in May. Now, in a short period of just three months, the construction of her house has been completed. Due to Dasri Bai’s courage, the house was ready in a very short time despite difficult conditions and her family got a permanent house.
Dasri Bai says that due to it being a forested and remote area, there were many practical difficulties in building the house. Being very far from the block headquarters, there is no road for four-wheelers. Due to this, there were many difficulties in bringing construction material. It was very difficult to reach even by two-wheeler during rains, due to which masons and labourers refused to reach on time. Being an interior area, bringing construction material was more expensive than normal areas.
Dasri Bai says that she got a lot of support from the Kanker district administration, Gram Panchayat and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana officials in completing the housing work quickly. Gram Panchayat and Awas Toli helped a lot in delivering construction material and arranging masons and labourers. She says that the government has made a sensitive and effective policy for the rehabilitation of Naxal victims and surrendered Naxalites. With the continuous support of the government and administration, her permanent house has been built in a very short time. Sodi Hungi, who lived in a kutcha house with a leaking roof for years, now lives with her family in her new pucca house
Sodi Hungi of Oiras, a dependent village of Gadiras Gram Panchayat in Sukma district, has also built her own pucca house in three months. In 2005, her husband Masa Sodi was murdered by Naxalites on suspicion of being an informer. Her family was forced to live in a kutcha house for years in poverty, where there was a danger to life due to leaking roof and poisonous insects during rains. When the house was approved under a special project in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), Sodi Hungi received a total of Rs 1 lakh 35 thousand in three installments in a phased manner. Due to the technical guidance and timely monitoring of the Gram Panchayat, the construction of her house was completed in July this year. Now she lives with her family in her new pucca house. Under the special project, maximum 984 families have been sanctioned housing in Sukma, 761 families from Bijapur and 376 families from Narayanpur included. Under the special project of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, houses have been sanctioned for about three thousand surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families so far. Out of these, maximum 984 families are from Sukma district. Houses have been sanctioned for 761 such families in Bijapur district, 376 in Narayanpur, 251 in Dantewada, 214 in Bastar, 166 in Kondagaon, 146 in Kanker, 27 in Gariaband, 25 in Balrampur-Ramanujganj and 23 families in Manpur-Mohla-Ambagadh Chowki.
Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai said that the Chhattisgarh government is working on the strategy of trust, development and rehabilitation in Naxal-affected areas. To provide a respectable life to surrendered Naxalites and Naxal-affected families, the state government has requested the central government for a special project under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and got 15 thousand houses approved. He said that this project is not just the construction of bricks and cement, but is the foundation of new trust, security and stability. Despite difficult and difficult geographical conditions, the completion of housing in just three months shows that the government and the public together can make the impossible possible. The government is committed to providing permanent houses to all eligible families. Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma said that work is being done on the policy of rehabilitation, security and respect to ensure permanent peace and inclusive development in Naxal-affected areas. The initiative taken through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana under a special project for surrendered Naxalites and families affected by violence is a historic step towards social justice and human dignity. He said that examples like Sodi Hungi and Dashri Bai prove that if the government is sensitive and the administration is active, then the light of development can be brought to remote forest areas. The government’s goal is that every suffering family should get both a roof and respect. This mission is being carried forward with full commitment.