CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to distribute house sites to poor on Ugadi

Amaravati: Just ahead of the local body elections, the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to distribute 26.6 lakh house-site pattas to the poor by Ugadi festival in 14,097 YSR Jagananna housing colonies, on Friday in a review meeting held at his camp office at Tadepalli in Guntur district.

Sources in the Government informed that the distribution of the House sites will not be stopped even the Election Code will be in force since this scheme could be considered as an ongoing one.

It is learnt that the state government aimed to spend at least Rs 5,000 cr for purchasing the lands from farmers across the state to meet the demand. Already, the government released more than Rs 3,500 cr and the remaining amount also will be released informed Minister for I and PR Perni Nani in a recent conversation.

The office of Chief Minister informed that the state government is going to fulfil the dream of the poor by proving houses for all by constructing over 30 lakh houses by 2024. This was decided in the review meeting

The Chief Minister enquired about the funds sanctioned in the urban and rural areas as part of the Centrally-sponsored schemes and the funds that were to be sanctioned by the state government for it. He said that houses have to be constructed for those who already have plots in addition to the beneficiaries who are going to be given pattas afresh.

The officials informed that a plan of action was ready for the construction of over 19.3 lakh houses to beneficiaries in the limits of municipalities and urban development authorities. They said that in addition to the 4,500 engineers in the housing department, the newly recruited 45,000 employees in the village secretariats would be involved in the housing programme and they have been given training in handling the work.

The Chief Minister directed the officials to provide proper drainage system, water facility and electricity in the colonies and to plant saplings. Minister for housing Cherukuvada Sriranganadha Raju and other officials were among those present on the occasion.