Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy launches housing scheme

Mixing old and new schemes and dovetailing m to Centrally-sponsored housing programme, Andhra Presh government launched house-sites distribution exercise in East Godavari district on Friday.

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, who formally launched scheme named after his late far and himself as YSR Jagananna Housing Colonies, said programme would benefit 30.6 lakh people in state.

"This is a 15-day festival that we have launched today. We will be building t houses but new townships as more than 17,000 of m will be coming up.

In our election manifesto, we promised to build 25 lakh houses but w we will be building 31 lakh houses," Chief Minister said, dressing a public meeting after unveiling housing programme pylon at Komaragiri vill.

In urban areas, one cent and in rural 1.5 cents of land would be allotted to each beneficiary under programme and title deeds would be issued in name of women.

Full title deeds were t being issued to beneficiaries w because of an impending litigation in High Court over programme.

state government originally wanted to enable beneficiaries to sell units in five years but later changed it following court intervention.

As many as 28.30 lakh of se houses would be built under Prhan Mantri Aawas Yojana for which Centre will release a grant of Rs 1.50 lakh per unit. Chief Minister said Rs 50,490 crore would be spent on construction of houses.

He said house site distribution was a continuous process and eligible person would be left out, irrespective of ir affiliations. He claimed Rs 23,535 crore worth of land was being given away in form of house sites. state government has decided to dovetail it with MGNREGP that would cover ar Rs 30,000 per unit in rural areas.

Only in urban local bodies, state government would spend Rs 30,000 per unit besides providing sand free of cost for construction. In first phase, 15.10 lakh houses will be built and balance will be taken up in second phase.

previous Telugu Desam Party government built 2,68,625 housing units under PMAY, which are w being handed over to beneficiaries. Jagan Mohan Reddy government, however, anunced it was taking burden of loan on itself for dwelling unit of size 365 sqft.

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