2,419 houses under PMAY are under construction in Raichur, says Minister

Urban Development Minister B.S. Suresh said that the State government, with the assistance of the Union government, has been constructing ground-plus-3 exemplary houses successful the State, and astir 2,419 houses are nether operation astatine the outskirts of Raichur metropolis (near Yarmaras village).

He was speaking aft visiting the operation tract connected Wednesday.

These houses are being constructed nether the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme, which aims to conception houses under the Affordable Housing successful Partnership (AHP) sub program with the Raichur City Corporation’s Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC).

The houses volition beryllium allotted to the eligible beneficiaries belonging to the scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, different backward classes and wide categories aft completion, helium said, and added that the authorities is committed to ensuring houses for the houseless with each basal facilities.

The houses are being constructed connected 44 acres of the area. Of the 2,419 houses, 951 are for SC, 1053 for ST, 187 for OBC, and 187 for the wide categories. The operation outgo of each location is ₹9 lakh, and beneficiaries of SC and ST volition get a ₹3.50 lakh subsidy (including ₹2 lakh from the authorities and ₹1.50 lakh from the Centre), and the beneficiary should wage the remaining cost, Deputy Commissioner Nitish K. explained to the Minister.