The historical Housing Guarantee Bill 2017 for economical weaker sections and lower income group people of the State was cleared here on Wednesday in the meeting of State cabinet. This way, Madhya Pradesh has become the first State in the country to have such a Bill.
Since, house is the basic need of every family, this Bill was formulated keeping in view Vision- 2018.
Under this Bill, the State government would provide houses at concessional rates or residential plots free of cost to the economical weaker sections and lower income group people of the State. The pre-requisite for the beneficiary would be domicile of Madhya Pradesh.
In the Bill, family means husband and wife and their minor children and unmarried children below 25 years of age.
Under the Bill, the government would guarantee provision of house of 25 square metre or residential plot of 45 square metre in municipal corporation area and in other areas, residential plot of 60 square metre.
District level housing committees would be constituted that would register the beneficiaries on the basis of survey. Under the Bill, Rural and Urban development, local bodies, Development Authorities and Housing Board would distribute plots and houses.