Distribution of 2BHK houses to start in a week, says KTR

There will not be any political interference, and officials are identifying the beneficiaries by conducting field visits, he said.

Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development K.T.Rama Rao announced that the distribution of the much-awaited double-bedroom housing units constructed in the city under the Telangana government’s ‘Dignity Housing’ scheme will begin within a week.

At a high-level review meeting on Wednesday, Mr.Rama Rao asked GHMC officials to make preparations towards this end.

His announcement comes a day after the Chief Minister K.Chandrashekhar Rao, during his Independence Day speech from the Golconda Fort, mentioned that the one lakh double bedroom housing units targeted in the city are complete, and would be distributed from Tuesday itself.

Mr. Rama Rao, on the other hand, said that of the total one lakh housing units, 75,000 units have been completed so far, and 4,500 units have been already distributed to the beneficiaries at the sites of in-situ construction in the place of existing slums.

The remaining units will be distributed in five to six phases, the Minister said. There will not be any political interference, and officials are identifying the beneficiaries by conducting field visits, he said.

Officials from GHMC informed that the verification process is under way by the Revenue officials of the respective districts. GHMC is not involved in the identification of beneficiaries, a task left to the respective district administrations. The corporation had only helped in sorting out the applications circle and division wise to simplify the verification process, he said.

District Collectors will be the ultimate authorities in the selection of beneficiaries, which will be done through a draw of lots, he informed. In the first phase, 500 beneficiaries will be identified in each Assembly constituency.