CM’ S ASSURANCE OF GRANTING HOUSE TO EVERY POOR FAMILY

By Our Special Correspondent

The chief minister laid the foundation stone for the commencement of works in YSR Jagananna housing colonies in virtual mode from the camp office on Thursday. He announced creation of a new joint Collector post in each district exclusively to monitor the housing programmes.

The Chief Minister distributed 1.25 lakh house site pattas to beneficiaries at Pydivada Agraharam of Sabbavaram mandal after unveiling the statue of YSR and inspecting the Jagananna colony and model house. Also Read - Ramzan spreads message of equality. The Chief Minister said that property worth Rs 35,000 crore has been distributed to the sisters of Andhra Pradesh under the 'Navaratnalu Pedalandiriku Illu'.

At Sabbavaram mandal alone, the CM said, about pattas worth Rs 10,000 crore were handed over to the beneficiaries. "But the Opposition blocked the distribution of housing pattas in Visakhapatnam for the past 16 months. But no matter how the TDP tried to stop the scheme, we went ahead to bring smiles on to the faces of our sisters," he said.

It is not concerned about the welfare of the poor but only interested in indulging in 'dirty politics' at every step the state government takes, he added. Jagan Mohan Reddy recalled that as part of his 'padayatra', he had promised to build 25 lakh houses for the poor. "But our target has crossed the promise as we are providing over 30 lakh house pattas to the beneficiaries," he said.

The beneficiaries could construct houses as per their own requirement and the government would extend financial assistance for purchasing the construction material. As per the third option, the government would construct the houses for the beneficiaries.

“Though the government proposed to allow the beneficiaries to mortgage the house for obtaining loan or sell it for their future needs, it is not a position to do because of legal problems,” he said.

The chief minister assured to see that the construction of houses would be completed across the state within the next two-and-a-half years. “If there are any eligible persons left uncovered under the programme, they could apply again and get the house sites,” he said.

Interestingly, the Komaragiri layout where he launched the programme has been named as ‘YS Jaganmohana Puram’ after the chief minister. Similarly, 17,000-odd layouts across the state where the house sites are being distributed would be named as “YSR Jagananna Colonies,” an official note said.

On decentralization, he said that he had aspired to administer the state by bringing in three capitals. However, the Opposition is obstructing the move by filing cases in courts. "Even today, 54,000 poor people are waiting to get house pattas," he said. Terming the opposition and a section of media as the Gang of Four (Dushta Chatushtayam), the Chief Minister recalled the hurdles created in the last three years to hold back the good governance reaching the people.

The Chief Minister arrived in Visakhapatnam to distribute house pattas to the eligible persons in Anakapalle district. As a part of it, the Chief Minister unveiled the YSR statue, inaugurated the pylon and joined a photo shoot with the farmers who were given lands. He also visited a model house in the neighborhood.

He was accompanied by IT minister Gudivada Amarnath, municipal administration Audimulapu Suresh and minister for housing Jogi Ramesh, MLAs A Adeep Raj, M Srinivasa Rao and K Dharmasree, mayor G Hari Venkata Kumari, among others.