Housing minister pats Andhra Pradesh government for granting house-sites to 30 lakh families
File PhotoVIJAYAWADA: Union minister of state for housing Kaushal Kishore has complimented the Andhra Pradesh government for granting house-sites to about 30 lakh poor families.
He expressed satisfaction about the implementation of Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme.
The Union minister took stock of the progress of the housing schemes with the state housing minister Jogi Ramesh and senior officials in Vijayawada on Tuesday.
He held a video-conference with the district project managers in the presence of the senior officials.
He asked the officials to expedite the construction works to enable all the poor own the houses.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted every poor and shelterless person to have a pucca house by 2024.
“The Centre has liberally granted the houses under PMAY to AP. The officials should be serious enough to ensure the completion of the housing units,” said Kishore.
He asked the senior officials to focus on creation of infrastructure in the upcoming housing colonies.
Ramesh requested the Union minister to ensure speedy release of funds for the early completion of the houses.
He said that Andhra Pradesh is the only state in the country which granted about 30 lakh houses to the poor.
He said that the state government is spending nearly Rs 30,000 crore to create infrastructure in the YSR Jagananna housing colonies.
Ramesh requested the Union minister to grant additional funds for creation of infrastructure in the housing colonies.
Special chief secretary Ajay Jain said that they were giving steel, cement and other equipment on subsidized prices while providing sand free of cost to the housing beneficiaries.
Andhra Pradesh housing board managing director Lakshmi Shah, chief engineer GV Prasad, Navarathnalu implementation committee vice-chairman Ankamreddy Narayana Murthy were also present.
