The Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Board will construct 10,141 houses this year. As many as 58 new building construction projects will be started. This was informed by Urban Development and Environment Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya at a meeting of the directors of the board on Thursday.
Principal Secretary Urban Development and Environment SN Mishra and Board’s Commissioner Nitesh Vyas were also present on the occasion. The BoD also passed budget amounting to Rs756.89 crore for 2015-16.
Vijayvargiya informed that Board’s activities will be conducted in remote districts also. land acquisition process is being undertaken in all districts. Housing schemes for poor and low-income groups are being started. Shortcomings in price assessment of Board’ properties have been removed. EWS and lIG houses have been exempted from price fixation policy of year 2008. This will benefit a number of beneficiaries and held-up registries of houses will be completed.
According to Vijayvargiya, joint buyers names can be included before registry in Board’s projects. Process to remove names of joint buyers can be undertaken after registry. In unreserved part, any family can purchase any number of board’s properties in any city. In future, Board will run and maintain colonies constructed by it for one year. After this period, residents’ society will have to assume responsibility of running and maintenance.
Vijayvargiya informed that condition of presenting map with application for construction of house in Board’s colony/ plot, reconstruction/expansion/alteration has been abolished. Amount for preliminary bid on properties sold through auction has been reduced from 20 per cent to 10 per cent of property worth over Rs50 lakh so that maximum number of bidders can take part in auction. Other conditions have been simplified and made clear.
He said that Rs1 lakh accident insurance cover will be given to Board’s daily wagers. Award scheme will be started for officers and employees performing outstandingly. Fixation of 6th Pay Scale of Board’s employees will be made with effect from January 1, 2006.