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Govt plans exclusive housing colony for auto drivers
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- 2,000 flats in first phase
- Rs 220 crore estimated cost
- 500 flats at each of four locations
- Sites identified at Bandlaguda, Gandhamguda, Petbasheerabad and Jalpally
- Housing Board to prepare DPR
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Minister for Revenue, Housing and Information & Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has approved the establishment of an exclusive Auto Nagar Colony under the Indiramma Housing Scheme to provide permanent housing to auto-rickshaw driver families in Hyderabad.
Minister for Revenue, Housing and Information & Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced that 2,000 flats would be constructed in the first phase at an estimated cost of Rs 220 crore.
The housing project will be developed at four locations across the Hyderabad metropolitan region--Bandlaguda, Gandhamguda, Petbasheerabad and Jalpally/Lakshmiguda--with 500 flats planned at each location.
The minister said the initiative reflected the government's commitment to providing housing security to auto-rickshaw drivers, who work tirelessly and play an important role in the city's public transport system. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's government was committed to ensuring that every eligible poor family owns a house and lives with dignity, he said.
Ponguleti clarified that the scheme would be implemented exclusively for auto-rickshaw drivers under the Telangana Housing Board. The existing guidelines of the Indiramma Illu-Towers scheme, including eligibility criteria, housing allotment procedures and financial assistance provisions, would apply to the proposed project as well. He assured that houses would be allotted to eligible beneficiaries through a transparent process.
The Minister has directed Telangana Housing Board officials to undertake a comprehensive assessment of land availability, technical requirements and geographical suitability at the four identified locations. Officials have also been instructed to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) and formulate the necessary financial proposals to expedite implementation.
Stating that the government would speed up the necessary procedures, he said efforts were being made to ensure that eligible auto-rickshaw driver families could realise their dream of owning a house at the earliest.
The Minister recalled that the People's Government had accorded top priority to the Indiramma Illu scheme since assuming office, with the objective of providing permanent housing to every eligible poor family in Telangana. Under the scheme, eligible families are provided financial assistance of Rs.5 lakh for house construction, with a focus on both rural and urban areas.
He said a house was not merely a shelter for a poor family but also a symbol of self-respect, financial security and confidence in the future. The government was identifying the housing needs of different sections of society and introducing targeted initiatives to address them. Ponguleti reiterated that the government would continue its efforts until every eligible poor family in the State had a home of its own. Building a slum-free Telangana, where the poor could live in a dignified environment with self-respect, remained one of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's key objectives, he added.
