In order to provide a quality and affordable housing facility to the people belonging to poor families in the State, Haryana Government has decided to increase the financial assistance being given to BPl families for construction of new houses from `93,000 to `1,15,590 for year 2015-16.
An official spokesman on Thursday said that assistance is being given to those Below Poverty line families who have only kaccha houses.
The scheme is also applicable on beneficiaries of Mahatma Gandhi Gramin Basti Yojna.
He said that earlier `81,000 was given for construction of house and `12,000 for toilet to BPl families under Indira Awas Yojana in year 2014-15. Now, the same has been increased to `1,15,590.
The spokesperson said that in district Mahendergarh, the government has fixed a target to construct 2,965 houses in current financial year.
The payment was being transferred in the bank account of the beneficiary through real time gross settlement (RTGS) in three installments. The payment is being transferred after receiving the house building report by block development and panchayat officer, added the spokesperson.