The New Indian Express ·
Five lakh houses sanctioned for Andhra, Telangana: MoS Pemmasani
VIJAYAWADA: The Central government has sanctioned a total of five lakh houses for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Housing for All’ vision, Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr Pemmasani Chandrasekhar said.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Pemmasani said Andhra Pradesh had been allocated an additional 2.25 lakh houses, taking the total number of houses made available to the State since the coalition government assumed office to three lakh. Telangana, which had already received 79,000 houses, has now been allocated an additional 1.21 lakh, taking its total to two lakh houses.
He said only 42,000 of the 1.78 lakh houses sanctioned to Andhra Pradesh between 2019 and 2024 had been completed, representing about 23 per cent. Steps were being taken to complete the remaining houses, which were pending at various stages.
