PM Awas Home Demolished While Family Attended Funeral in Jabalpur

• In a shocking incident in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, the district administration demolished a house built under the PM Awas Yojana while the beneficiary family was away at a funeral.
• Rajendra Sharma, a puncture repairman, received a land deed in 2014 and 1.5 lakh rupees under PM Awas Yojana in 2022 to build his home in Paudi village, Majhauli tehsil.
• The demolition occurred because the house was located on land identified for a new tehsil office building, despite the administration previously allotting the land and funds.
• Officials claimed the 2014 land deed was an administrative error, as the land was designated grazing land, and notices were issued to Sharma.
• The family, including Rajendra Sharma, his wife, two sons, and daughter-in-law, is now homeless, temporarily housed in a Gram Panchayat building, and faces challenges as PM Awas benefits are one-time.

Why It Matters: A poor family's PM Awas home was demolished due to administrative error, leaving them homeless.