Ready to allocate more houses to Telangana than its share in PMAY, says Union Minister

Ready to allocate more houses to Telangana than its share in PMAY, says Union Minister

Telangana will get more houses than its allocated share in the Central government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), said Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar.

“The Central government has set a target to construct 1 crore houses across the country this year. We are ready to allocate more houses to Telangana than its share,” Mr. Khattar said.

He made this announcement at a public meeting in Karimnagar on Friday after launching a host of development works under the Smart City Mission (SCM) in the district headquarters town.

He inaugurated a 24x7 drinking water supply project at the Housing Board Colony in Karimnagar, marking the launch of round-the-clock tap water supply to around 2,660 houses in five divisions of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation (KMC). Karimnagar is second among the cities under the SCM after Manimajra in Chandigarh to have 24x7 drinking water facility in the country, KMC sources said.

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Telangana Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, Karimnagar MLA G Kamalakar shared the dais.

Mr Khattar responded positively to an appeal by Telangana Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy for allocation of 8% share in houses under the PMAY to Telangana.

Mr Reddy pointed out that Telangana received a meagre 0.7% share in the PMAY during the previous BRS rule.