[Meerut,UP]Bhamre Dedicates 623 dwelling Units For All Ranks In Meerut
Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre today inaugurated the Married Accommodation Project (MAP) here and dedicated 623 dwelling units to officers, JCOs and other ranks of the army.
Addressing the gathering he said
“Non-availability and poor standard of married accommodation for soldiers has been a cause of concern and steps have been taken by the government to address this deficiency,”
The Married Accommodation Project (MAP) was announced by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2001, wherein approximately two lakh dwelling units are being constructed for army, navy and air force over three phases.
90,000 houses have so far been constructed in two phases and this figure will increase to 1.25 lakh houses by the end of next year.
Planning for Phase III has been completed in which 71,000 houses have been planned and construction will commence soon.
In May this year, the parliamentary standing committee on defence had come down heavily on the Defence Ministry and the Directorate General of MAP for their failure to provide adequate number of housing units for married military personnel.
The committee, headed by Maj Gen B C Khanduri (retd), has noted that the projects of MAP are running behind schedule by at least two years
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The Minister of State for Defence, Shri Subhash Ramrao Bhamre visiting a photo-exhibition at the inauguration of the Married Accommodation Project (MAP), at Meerut Military Station, in Uttar Pradesh on December 21, 2016.