3 cents in villages,
2 cents in urban areas
PNS n Vijayawada
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reaffirmed his commitment to the people by holding a review meeting on Monday with the Housing department officials. Housing Minister Parthasarathy announced a new policy to allocate land for house sites, providing 3 cents in rural areas and 2 cents in urban areas to beneficiaries who had not received them previously.
Briefing media persons about the review meeting, Minister Parthasarathy said that this policy aims to assist the poor, ensuring they receive their promised land allocations. Even in areas where land was acquired by the previous government but not distributed, the current administration will allocate 3 cents to the poor.
Following the CM’s directives, the construction of houses has been prioritised. Minister Parthasarathy revealed that 1.25 lakh houses will be completed within 100 days, and the construction of an additional 8.25 lakh houses is planned for the upcoming year. He criticised the previous YSRCP government for neglecting the NTR housing beneficiaries and delaying payments, assuring that the current administration will expedite these payments. The minister also highlighted plans to create MIG layouts for middle-income families and undertake housing projects for journalists at reduced costs. Discussions are ongoing to transfer the responsibility for housing construction under the Polavaram R&R scheme to the Housing department.
Criticising the previous administration, Minister Parthasarathy accused them of causing a Rs 10,000 crore loss in the housing sector due to mismanagement and inadequate infrastructure provision. He also expressed frustration over the previous government’s substandard housing projects for SCs and STs, pledging that the current government will correct these oversights and ensure proper infrastructure for all housing projects.
