Srinagar, July 4 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said efforts are being made to provide housing to five lakh homeless people in Jammu and Kashmir.

"93% of houses under the PM Awas Yojana have been completed, and the remaining eligible beneficiaries-identified from a pool of 500,000 applicants-will be allotted homes after verification," he told reporters here. The

Agriculture Minister said the Prime Minister has decided that those who are still without homes will be given permanent shelter. "A survey has been conducted to identify the beneficiaries. Verification is important so that no ineligible names are included," Chouhan said.

He said the work will be initiated to ensure every eligible individual in t...