Indiramma Housing Scheme: New Hope To Poor Families In Jangaon
Officials have identified 716 beneficiaries from the villages selected under pilot project from 12 mandals across the district - Sources
WARANGAL: Nearly eight decades after Independence, many poor families are living in miserable conditions without proper shelter. The Indiramma Housing Scheme is giving them a new hope. The Congress government in Telangana launched the scheme on January 26, which is proving to be of immense help to many poor families in Jangaon district.
The government is providing a financial assistance of `5 lakh to the beneficiaries, in four phases. They must build houses within an area of 400 to 500 square feet. The money is released through a Green Channel System. The payment is split into parts -- `1 lakh after completion of basement, `1 lakh after construction of the walls, `2 lakh after laying the slab and `1 lakh upon completion of the house.
With directions from district collector Rizwan Basha Shaikh, the officials are implementing the scheme in one village from each mandal as a pilot project. The beneficiaries are chosen in a transparent manner from the village.
Officials have identified 716 beneficiaries from the villages selected under pilot project from 12 mandals across the district.
Collector Shaikh said that around 450 beneficiaries began construction of the Indiramma Houses in their villages by availing financial support from the government.
In the first phase, the government deposited `1 lakh into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries who completed the works up to basement level. Recently, the government deposited another 1 lakh into their bank accounts for completing the construction works of walls.
Meanwhile, the beneficiaries thanked chief minister A Revanth Reddy and the Congress government and said their dream of owning a house would be fulfilled shortly.
Chintakuntla Saritha of Kothapalli village in Lingala Ghanapuram mandal expressing her happiness said her family used to live in a hut. The present government sanctioned a house for her under the Indiramma scheme. Till date, it has sanctioned `2 lakh. Officials assured her that the remaining amount too would come to her in due course.
Maloth Mohan, from Yerrakunta Thanda of Jangaon mandal said, “Our is a house made of mud bricks. We used to face troubles during the rainy season. The Congress government has granted us the Indiramma House. We are happy and thankful.”
Mohan said the officials had sanctioned `2 lakh for him earlier for the completion of housing works up to walls. Now, they came and took pictures of the house with the completion of slab works and promised him that he would soon receive another cheque. “We are very grateful to chief minister Revanth Reddy,” he said.
Another beneficiary Panuganti Hema Latha of Kothapalli village in Lingala Ghanapuram mandal said his family used to live in a hut. The government sanctioned an Indiramma House and put `2 lakh into their bank account in two phases. “I am thankful to minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy for this,” she said.
