Govt. will bear Indiramma housing costs if Centre fails to release funds: Ponguleti
The Telangana government is prepared to cover the costs of the Indiramma housing scheme if the Centre does not release its funds soon. Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy stated that the state has been waiting since March for the central contribution of approximately ₹1.13 lakh per house. The second phase of the housing scheme is set to launch on June 2, with plans to address land disputes and improve registration processes.
- ▪The Telangana government is awaiting funds from the Centre for the Indiramma housing scheme.
- ▪The state will bear the financial burden if the Centre fails to release the funds within weeks.
- ▪Over 3.5 lakh houses have been sanctioned in the first phase, with 1.32 lakh already completed.
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Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said that the Telangana government was awaiting the Centre’s share of funds for the ambitious Indiramma housing scheme and asserted that the State would bear the financial burden if the Union Government failed to release the amount within the next few weeks.In an informal chat with reporters on Saturday, he said that the State had been waiting since March for the Centre to release its contribution of around ₹1.13 lakh per house under the Indiramma housing. He said that the final bill payments to beneficiaries were temporarily withheld in anticipation of the Central assistance.Despite repeated representations by Chief Minister A.
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