Board can provide permanent housing to Tibetan refugee bizmen: Arora

Jaipur: Commissioner of Rajasthan Housing Board Pawan Arora said on Friday that for ease of business to Tibetan refugee businessmen who come to Jaipur for woollen clothing business in winter season and can do their business throughout the year, the housing board is ready to provide them its surplus flats located in Pratap Nagar on 13 years instalments. “If Tibetan refugee businessmen propose, the Board may also consider bringing a separate business plan for them in Pratap Nagar,” Arora said while addressing the inauguration of winter season sale at Shri Jhulelal Tibetan Market located at Shipra Path of Mansarovar on Friday. He said that the biggest problem facing Tibetan refugee businessmen is that they do not have any permanent place to live in Jaipur.

“The Board can solve their housing problem by providing surplus flats in instalments. With this, they will be able to do their business here permanently. It is a happy moment that Tibetan refugees have once again come to Jaipur with double zeal for the woollen and warm clothing business,” Arora said and extended his best wishes to these Tibetan refugee businessmen affiliated to the Tibetan Refugee Hosiery Ready made Seller Union for the upcoming season. He also visited the shops set up by Tibetan businessmen at Shri Jhulelal Tibetan Market.

The Housing Commissioner said that this is the same market which was lying unused for a long time. “No one came to buy these shops for 13 years after they were built. Those, to whom the Board allotted shops here, they also got their allotments cancelled. In such a situation, the RHB not only removed the shortcomings of this market, but also provided a permanent shop for business to Tibetan refugees by disposing of these shops,” he said.

A large number of Tibetan refugees and other market businessmen, led by Union President Lhamo, welcomed the Housing Commissioner on the occasion. Lhamo said, “The Board has fulfilled our long-standing demand of providing a permanent market by allotting 266 shops of this market to the Tibetan Refugee Hosiery Ready made Seller Union last year. For this the Union is grateful to RHB Commissioner.” The Union officials said that for the last 40 years, they have been coming to Jaipur for the business of woollen garments.

In the programme, Tibetan women welcomed the RHB Commissioner by presenting the Tibetan folk dance.