The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has completed its review of applications for the allotment of 2BHK houses built under the Telangana government’s Dignity Housing Scheme.
In the GHMC jurisdiction, 7,09,718 applications for allotment of 2BHK houses were received, with 3,44,310 of them being processed. “We processed 48.51 percent of the applications and the remaining were not processed as they were from other districts and some applicants did not furnish details including address and phone number,” said a GHMC official.
According to GHMC data, 1,03,499 applications were received from outside GHMC limits, and these applications exclude the 12,568 applications from Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) jurisdiction. A total of 26,327 applicants failed to include their addresses, and their applications was not processed.
Kukatpally Zone (1,29,749) had the highest number of applications for 2BHK houses among the six zones in GHMC, followed by Charminar Zone (1,13,729) and Secunderabad Zone (97,803).
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2BHK scheme to continue alongside newly-proposed schemes
Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao stated that the double-bedroom housing scheme will be implemented alongside a newly proposed scheme to provide one-time financial assistance to those with vacant land.
The state government has proposed a housing scheme in Telangana that would provide a one-time grant of Rs 3 lakh in rural areas and Rs 5 lakh in urban areas.
“Telangana will obtain funds from Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) for its implementation with a Budget outlay of Rs 12,000 crore already proposed in the state Budget presented on Monday,’” said the minister.
Harish Rao stated that the Pay Revision Commission arrears will be cleared soon and one of three DAs has been already given to the government employees with the Telangana Cabinet soon take a decision on the remaining DAs while responding to issues raised by MLAs in the Legislative Assembly during the general discussion on the state Budget on Wednesday.
“Developmental works in the old buildings of the Osmania General Hospital and the Unani Hospital are already underway,” said Harish Rao.
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