Minister for Urban Development and Housing Maya Singh has said that Madhya Pradesh is the leading State of the country in implementation of Madhya Pradesh ‘Housing Guarantee Act’ to give shape to the concept of Housing for all.
The state government has set a target to construct 5 lakh residential units in urban areas of the state in the year 2018. Possessions of houses to 75,000 beneficiaries have already been given under the scheme.
Minister Singh has informed that 10 lakh houses will be completed till 2022 in the urban areas. Target and time bound programme has been ensured for each urban body. At present 4.45 lakh 721 EWS, 47,091 lIG and 18,418 MIG houses have been approved in 378 urban bodies. Out of this, construction of over 2 lakh houses has already been started. Besides, 75,000 complete houses have been handed over to the beneficiaries.
Singh said that the land free of cost has been provided by the state government for Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana. Pattas are being given to urban poor, who are dwelling on the government land in urban areas till December-2014 by conducting a campaign. By continuing the same course, house costing over Rs 5 lakh under the Affordable Housing in Partnership is being provided by Madhya Pradesh government to the beneficiaries of economically weaker section on capital share of just Rs 2 lakh.
An amount of Rs 2.50 lakh is being made available to plot holders and to the patta holders of the government land in urban areas under the Beneficiary led ‘Individual House’ Construction (BlC) component scheme. A total of 3.02 lakh residences have been approved under the scheme and out of these 25,000 have been completed.