Top honours for Mirzapur, Malihabad

LUCKNOW: While the Union housing and urban development ministry on Friday conferred Uttar Pradesh the first prize for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Mirzapur Nagar Palika Parishad (NPP) was adjudged the best performing urban local body in constructing houses under the scheme.
It pipped Jhumri Telaiya NPP of Jharkhand, Dongargarh NPP, Mukkom NPP and Khurai NPP of Madhya Pradesh.
Harihar Nagar panchayat ranked third
For the top PMAY award, Uttar Pradesh edged past MP and AP to bag the first position. The Malihabad Nagar Panchayat (NP) in Lucknow bagged the first position in its category of local body. The Harihar nagar panchayat in Sant Kabir Nagar, too, ranked third among the top five selected by the Union housing ministry. Among the beneficiaries, Chandrawati from Lucknow, Sushil (Azamgarh) and Rajendra (Hapur) were also awarded for having the best completed house under the scheme.