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LUCKNOW: The lottery for distributing 1,000 housing units constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) as part of the Basant Kunj scheme kicked off on Thursday.
The draws are being conducted at Mercury Hall, Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, and will extend into Friday and Saturday, with specific categories allocated for each day.
On the first day, 307 applicants received housing allotments in Sector-I of the Basant Kunj scheme. LDA Additional Secretary CP Tripathi reported that allotments for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Divyangjan, and senior citizens were finalized during Thursday’s session.
In 2021, the LDA called for applications for these 1,000 units. Out of 9,238 applicants, 7,784 were deemed eligible after the verification process. Each unit measures approximately 34 square meters and is located within four-storey buildings, priced at Rs 4.79 lakh each.