New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Union Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan attacked the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday for allegedly not giving more than 5 lakh houses to the people under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), despite receiving Rs 608 crore from the Centre.

Saying that injustice is happening to poor people, Minister Chouhan alleged that the Tamil Nadu state government has not given 2 lakh 15 thousand houses to the people, and additionally 3 lakh 15 thousand have not been constructed despite allocations in budget. The rural development minister further alleged that the state government in 2024 did not carry out a required survey to identify people in need of proper houses.

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