6L houses will be built: CM
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu announced that the Telugu Desam government will construct six lakh houses with a budget of Rs 16,000 crore in the State. He unveiled the plaque built at Jakkampudi village on the outskirts of the village on Thursday. The event was organised to mark the 125 birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar.
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu announced that the Telugu Desam government will construct six lakh houses with a budget of Rs 16,000 crore in the State. He unveiled the plaque built at Jakkampudi village on the outskirts of the village on Thursday. The event was organised to mark the 125 birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar.
- Unveils plaque for the mega township in Jakkampudi
- Announces subsidy for SC, ST, BCs in housing
- Alleges corruption in construction of houses during Congress regime
Addressing the gathering, the CM said a mega township will be constructed at Jakkampudi village in 265 acres to provide accommodation to one lakh people. He praised the officers for choosing 265 acres land near Vijayawada city and Polavaram right canal for construction of houses and asserted that all basic amenities will be provided in the mega township.
“Double bed room houses will be constructed in 400 square yards at a cost of Rs 5.5 lakh each in Jakkampudi. Houses will be constructed in 400 square yards in urban areas and in the rural areas they will be constructed in 275 square yards,” he added.
Naidu stated the government will be extending a subsidy of Rs 1.80 lakh to SC, ST families and Rs 1.25 lakh to the beneficiaries from backward classes in the NTR housing scheme.
“Late N T Rama Rao wished for providing housing to the poor and it is a good sign that the foundation stone laying programme was conducted on the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, who always wished the welfare of the poor,” he remarked.
Alleging that large scale corruption took place in construction of houses during the Congress regime, the CM said, “Middlemen looted as much as Rs 4,150 crore and there are no proofs regarding the claims that 14.50 lakh houses were constructed in the Congress rule,” he lashed out.
Speaking on the occasion, housing corporation chairman Varla Ramaiah said that the TD government will construct six lakh houses in both urban and rural areas. Delegation from China displayed the designs for the township. Ministers K Mrunalini, Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, Kollu Ravindra, MP Kesineni Srinivas and others were also present.
