Jharkhand women's panel chief seeks house under PMAY

Ranchi, March 8 (IANS) Jharkhand Women Commission (JWC) chairperson Kalyani Sharan has applied for a house under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY).She applied for the house under PMAY in the steel city Jamshedpur on Wednesday. "Today I am chairperson. Once I leave the post, I will become a common woman. I am trying to secure my life in old age," Kalyani Sharan told reporters. "At present I live in my brother's house in Jamshedpur".She was appointed as chairperson of the commission in June 2017."As chairperson I have seen cases involving plight of women. If my son and daughter-in-law oust me from house, then what I will do in old age? I am trying to get a house to ensure my life does not pass through any trouble" she said.The chairperson also said that she was not getting salary due to some technical reasons.
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