Telangana to construct 25L houses; CM Revanth Reddy urges Centre to sanction 2.70L houses

New Delhi: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy appealed to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to sanction 2.70 lakh houses to Telangana under the BLC (Beneficiary Led Construction ) model in 2024-25.

The Chief Minister explained to the union minister that the state government has decided to construct 25 lakh houses for the poor in their habitations.

The CM met Union Minister Khattar at the latter’s residence in Delhi on Monday. CM Revanth Reddy informed the Union Minister that 15 lakh houses, out of the proposed construction of 25 lakh houses, will come under the purview of the Urban Development Department and they will be built under the BLC system.

Since the union government took up the Prime Minister's Awas Yojana -PMAY (Urban) as a prestigious housing scheme, the CM explained to Manohar Lal Khattar that the state government will construct the houses as per the guidelines set under the PMAY scheme.

The Chief Minister requested the union minister to increase funds sanctioned under PMAY (U) for 2024-25. The Chief Minister reminded that 1,59,372 houses have already been sanctioned to Telangana under PMAY (U) and a grant of Rs.2,390.58 crores has also been announced. CM Revanth Reddy said that only Rs.1,605.70 crores have been released so far and requested the union minister for the release of pending funds immediately.

The CM also appealed to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs minister to extend the deadline for the completion of the Smart City Mission (SCM) till June 2025 as the works are yet to be completed and are pending at various levels.

The CM informed the Union Minister that works have been undertaken in Warangal and Karimnagar cities in Telangana under the smart city mission.

The Chief Minister said that 45 works have been completed in Warangal and another 66 works undertaken at a cost of Rs.518 crores are in progress. 25 works have already been completed in Karimnagar and 22 works which are taken up at the cost of Rs.287 crores are also in progress. As the term of the Smart City Mission is ending on June 30 this year, CM Revanth Reddy requested the union minister to extend the mission for one more year till the completion of the works for public benefit.