Lucknow: Lottery draw for 744 PMAY units held amidst protest over preference norm
LUCKNOW: The lottery draw process of the 744 housing units under the PM Awas Yojana (PMAY) that were floated by the Awas Vikas parishad took place on Wednesday in Awadh Vihar locality. Confusion prevailed among the applicants during the initial phase as the authority held a draw for the applicants who had shown interest in making upfront payment to the housing board while delaying the draw for the applicants who wanted to pay the amount as per monthly instalments. It was for the first time that the housing board had introduced the option of making full payment and accorded preference…