Curation Team
HYDERABAD: Ahead of the panchayat elections, chief minister A Revanth Reddy, along with housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, will launch ‘gruhapravesam’ (housewarming) ceremonies for newly-constructed Indiramma houses by the end of this month.
As per the tentative plan, the CM will attend a ceremony in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, though the exact venue is yet to be finalised. Ministers, MLAs, and key leaders will hold similar events in their respective districts before the panchayat poll notification is issued.
The Congress govt has earmarked ₹22,500 crore for Indiramma housing in each of the 119 assembly constituencies. “After 10 years of Telangana‘s formation, the ‘people’s govt’ is fulfilling the dream of the poor to own a home. In the first phase, 3,500 houses have been sanctioned per constituency,” the CM said.
For the first time, Indiramma houses have been allotted to Chenchu tribals living in forest areas. “No previous govt considered housing for the tribal community. As someone from the Nallamala forests, I know their hardships. We have sanctioned 22,016 houses in four ITDA areas,” he added.
Srinivas Reddy said the first phase aims to complete 4.5 lakh houses by 2028, with each beneficiary receiving a ₹5 lakh grant in stages and free sand supply. In GHMC limits, houses will be built as three-storey buildings due to land scarcity, while independent houses are planned elsewhere.
Excluding GHMC, the state has sanctioned 3.68 lakh units, of which 1.96 lakh have been grounded and many completed. Officials have been instructed to assist beneficiaries and speed up construction.
Work is progressing at full pace in Khammam, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, and Mahbubnagar, but moving slowly in Nirmal, Vikarabad, and Narayanpet districts, sources said.
