In an important decision, the Indore Development Authority (IDA) has decided to construct large number of affordable houses for the people of economically weaker sections and lower income groups in the city.
The decision was taken in the first meeting of the newly constituted board of directors held here on Tuesday.
While passing a resolution to this effect, the IDA board of directors would soon move a proposal before the State Government and the collector requesting them to provide government land to the IDA at a nominal rate so as to enable them to execute their plan, , said newly appointed IDA chairman Shankar lalwani while talking to mediapersons here.
He said the IDA board would also send a proposal to both the state government as well as the district collector requesting them to lower the existing collector’s guideline of those lands which have been identified for the construction of affordable houses for both for the people of lower income groups and economically lower sections as people of these sections would not afford to purchase flats for themselves at the existing guideline.
The IDA board has also decided to reduce the existing supervision charge from 16 per cent to 3 per cent on flats being constructed by the IDA at Jhoomarghat (Rau) and Nihalpur mandi for the people of economically weaker sections and lower income groups under the state government’s `Atal Ashray Yojna’.
lalwani said the state government has approved construction of 302 flats for economically weaker sections and 432 lIG houses under the said scheme, the land for which has been provided by the district collector.
As decided in the meeting, the IDA board has also fixed rates for sale of its flats constructed in Scheme No; 155. Accordingly, the flats located on the first and second floors will be sold on lottery basis, while flats located on third floor will be sold through tenders.
Taking a serious note of the abnormal delay in the construction of rail over bridge (ROB) at Kesharbagh, the IDA board going soft construction agency concerned, has further extended the date for the completion of Kesharbagh ROB by March 31 next year.
Making an amendment in its earlier budgetary approval, the IDA has sanctioned a sum of Rs 233.35 lakh for the renovation of Khajrana temple premises.
The fund will be utilized for the construction of concrete road, sewerage line, septic tank, storm water line, water tank, electrification among others.