Govt Committed to Providing Pucca Houses to All Eligible Poor: Parthasaradhi
He said chief minister Chandrababu Naidu has prioritised housing by allocating adequate funds and securing higher central assistance.
Vijayawada:The Andhra Pradesh government is committed to ensuring every eligible poor family owns a pucca house, Housing Minister Kolusu Parthasaradhi said on Tuesday.
He said chief minister Chandrababu Naidu has prioritised housing by allocating adequate funds and securing higher central assistance.
Addressing the media at the secretariat, the minister said that between 2014 and 2019, the then Telugu Desam government sanctioned 13.04 lakh houses and completed 8.04 lakh units at a cost of `10,194 crore. It also extended `712.83 crore in additional financial assistance to SC, ST and BC beneficiaries, including `50,000 per house for SC/ST families and `75,000 for tribal beneficiaries.
Criticising the YSRC government, Parthasaradhi alleged that although it sanctioned 18.61 lakh houses, it completed only 6.70 lakh by May 31, 2024, despite spending `9,588 crore. He accused the Jagan-led government of cancelling 4.36 lakh houses sanctioned during the TDP tenure, causing hardships to the beneficiaries who had already invested their own money.
The minister said the present government has accelerated housing construction after assuming office in 2024. It secured approval for 86,714 houses under PMAY-Urban, PMAY-Gramin and PM-JANMAN schemes, while spending ₹2,102 crore to complete 4.56 lakh houses.
Of the 10.42 lakh applications received for new houses, about 9.5 lakh eligible beneficiaries have been identified, with the Centre sanctioning 74,812 houses in the first phase.
Kolusu Parthasaradhi said the government has strengthened financial support under PMAY, deployed 370 engineering assistants to speed up construction, and will also implement the Polavaram rehabilitation housing programme to ensure all displaced families receive permanent homes before completion of the project.