Expedite works relating to Housing, Nadu-Nedu: Jagan

CM holds videoconference with Collectors an SPs

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that the decision to restructure districts has been taken to facilitate better administration, ensure better access to people and ensure more responsiveness to people’s problems.

“The Collectors and SPs of 26 districts should remember that they are public servants and not bosses. They should show empathy to people,” Mr. Jagan said during a video conference with Collectors and SPs of the 26 districts.

The Chief minister touched upon various issues including NREGS, housing, Jagananna Sashawata Bhoo Hakku, roads and Nadu-Nedu works.

On the ongoing NREGS works, Mr. Jagan said the Collectors should ensure that 60% of works should be completed within three months. In April, a target of achievement 250 lakh man-days had been set, of which 185 lakh man-days had been completed.

“Ensure that every month 25 lakh man-days are achieved, and Collectors should monitor the works on a daily basis. The PR and RD officials are working overtime to get funds sanctioned from the Centre. The Collectors should appoint a nodal officer to ensure smooth supply of cement, and a control room should be set up to monitor supply of cement, sand while ensuring works under Nadu-Nedu are completed. Ensure that the works relating to 4,545 digital libraries are completed,” Mr. Jagan said.

On housing, the Chief Minister said that ₹13,000 crore was being spent on house construction, which would ensure growth in GSDP and economic development of the districts. In the first phase, a target of completing 15.6 lakh houses had been set, of which 42,639 houses were in court litigation. 

Under option, the State government was providing 1.23 lakh house site pattas in Visakhapatnam and on the same day, the government was commencing 1.79 lakh houses under  PMAY-YSR Grameena housing  scheme., he said.