Recently, around 3,00,346 families in Andhra Pradesh were handed-over homes under NTR Housing Scheme. This event that celebrated house-warming for around 3 lakh families from weaker sections of the society has been tagged as ‘Guinnees World Record Event’. The beneficiaries for the Housing Scheme were chosen through a Smart Pulse Survey.
So far, the Government has built around 5,80,530 houses under NTR Housing Scheme.
The house sanctioned under the Housing Scheme is constructed on an individual plot with a single- bedroom unit of about 750 sq ft. Carpet area, a living room, kitchen, and a bathroom. Apartment complexes with four floors were built in areas where the land was not available.
The NTR Housing Scheme targets those individuals who belong to the poor sections of the society and cannot afford to buy a home for themselves. By granting them subsidy or giving them a house, the Andhra Pradesh Government seeks to make the state hut-free; where all atleast have a roof over their head.
The Andhra Pradesh government has planned to build around 20 lakh houses by 2019. This would cost it around Rs. 50,000 crore.
In addition to this, the Government has also taken steps to eliminate corruption from the project by ensuring that all the payments are made through NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) gateway and by regularly monitoring the project’s progress through geo-tagging.
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