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Chief Minister Khattar Lays Foundation Stone for AWHO’s Awas Yojna

[Bahadurgarh,Chandigarh]Chief Minister Khattar Lays Foundation Stone for Low Cost Awas Yojna For 500
Chief Minister Of Haryana ML Khattar addressed the Veterans Rally at Bahadurgarh Also
Foundation stone of Jai Jawan Awas Yojna (JJAY), an initiative to provide affordable housing to serving and retired JCOs and Other Ranks, was laid by Manohar Lal Khattar, the Chief Minister of Haryana, at Bahadurgarh, today.
General Dalbir Singh, Chief of Army Staff was the Guest of Honour during the event.
Lieutenant General KJ Singh Western Army Commander was also present apart from large number of Veterans & Veer Naaris.
The project is being executed by Army Welfare Housing Organization and aims to provide low cost housing.
This housing project has been named in the memory of Late Major Rajiv Joon, recipient of Ashok Chakra and Shaurya Chakra, who had attained martyrdom fighting militants in Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir.
On this occasion, his brother Paramjit Singh Joon was felicitated by the Chief Minister
Chief Minister and the COAS. Gen Dalbir Singh announced that the residential project at Bahadurgarh would be pitched at a very low cost for the benefit of JCOs and Other Ranks.
He praised Late Major Rajiv Joon for setting a sterling example of bravery and sacrifice. While addressing the veteran community, he highlighted that 14 January was being celebrated as ‘Veterans Day’ and urged veterans to visit Directorate of Indian Army Veterans (DIAV) in Delhi to get their grievances addressed.
Manohar Lal Khattar, added that over 3000 Ex Servicemen will be inducted into Haryana Police and that a Sainik School was also being raised at Matanhail, apart form other schemes and welfare projects by the government.