Times News NetworkRanchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Tuesday launched a crackdown against the misuse of welfare housing, issuing show-cause notices to 232 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) for illegally renting out their allotted properties.The enforcement drive follows complaints regarding unauthorised subletting within the residential complex at the Light House Project in Dhurwa, which was developed under the housing scheme.A preliminary investigation conducted by civic officials revealed that numerous allottees were not residing in the flats themselves, effectively defeating the core objective of the initiative by converting the subsidised housing into rental income streams.Authorities highlighted that this practice directly violates paragraph 16 of the PMAY (Urban) Standard Operating Procedure, which strictly prohibits the commercial renting or subletting of allotted units.The RMC has given the defaulters a 24-hour ultimatum to produce definitive proof of residence. Civic officials warned that failure to provide a satisfactory response or verifiable evidence within the stipulated timeframe will result in the immediate initiation of proceedings to cancel their housing allotments.RMC officials informed that similar monitoring and strict legal actions will continue progressively across the region.
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