New Delhi, Dec 9 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday hit out at the previous government for neglecting the poor, adding that thousands of flats that were built to house those living in slums were left vacant, and not allotted to them.
The CM visited Bhalswa, Jahangirpuri, and inspected the flats built for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), adding that these were ready by 2016, but the previous regime did not allot them to the beneficiaries, while the structures left abandoned for nine years are now in a dilapidated state.
Speaking to media, Gupta said her government would ensure that the poor have a roof over their head. The CM said EWS flats in Bhalaswa will have all the basic amenities, while facilities like e-rickshaw charging stations, shops, secure parking, primary school, anganwadi, Ayushman Arogya Mandir, playgrounds, and parks for women and seniors, will also be developed for the people.
The CM said the government has plans to remodel and improve these flats, equip the premises with present-day requirements to ensure that the poor can live with respect and comfort.
She said there are around 7,400 hundred flats here in Bhalswa, and the government plans to develop them as a model settlement for the marginalised.
Gupta said the previous government only talked about working for the poor, but failed to bring about change on the ground.
