HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday directed officials to ensure the provision of solar electricity in the construction of houses under the Indiramma Housing Scheme.
“As the government is promoting pollution-free green energy, it is necessary to install solar power for Indiramma houses,” Vikramarka said during a meeting with officials to review the budget proposals for the Housing, Revenue, and I&PR departments. The meeting was also attended by Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy.
During the meeting, the deputy chief minister asked officials of the Housing department to focus on constructing houses around the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and Regional Ring Road (RRR). He suggested acquiring land from the Revenue department for these constructions and instructed the Housing department to send proposals for land transfer after identifying the land.
Vikramarka also directed the Housing department to send officials to other states to study the construction of Indiramma houses and submit a report on their findings to the government. He recommended examining the models of houses built for the poor and the beneficiary selection process in other states.
Officials of the Housing department briefed the ministers on the plans to send three teams to Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra for a comprehensive study on housing construction and beneficiary selection criteria.
The deputy chief minister enquired about the construction of double-bedroom houses by the previous government, noting that 69,000 units were completed out of a targeted one lakh houses within the GHMC limits while 65,000 2BHKs were distributed to beneficiaries.
Construction work on the remaining 2BHK houses would continue, Vikramarka said and highlighted the fact that the Congress government has made budgetary allocation to construct 3,500 houses in each constituency this year.
During the meeting, the Vikramarka enquired about the pending applications under the Dharani portal. Officials requested funds for a digital land survey.
Finance special chief secretary Ramakrishna Rao, principal secretary Sandeep Sultania, Revenue department principal secretary Navin Mittal and other officials were also present.