The State Government on Friday claimed that it has constructed a total of 12,76, 124 houses, including 1.42 lakh during the current year, for the rural poor since the year 2014-15.
It was revealed at a review meeting held by Chief Secretary AP Padhi through a videoconferencing with district Collectors from the Secretariat. Panchayati Raj Secretary Deoranjan Kumar Singh outlined the issues for discussion.
The above numbers of houses have been completed under schemes like Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, India Awas Yojana and Nirma Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana. While it has been targeted to complete around 6.5 lakh houses during the year 2017-18, so far, 1, 42,902 houses completed. The completed houses include 22,730 houses under the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana, 5,430 units under the Biju Pucca Ghar (Mining), 991 houses under the Nirman Sramik Pucca Ghar Yojana, 19,056 under the IAY and 94,695 houses under the PAMY. Padhi directed the Collectors and Project Directors to scale up the construction activities to achieve100 per cent of their targets. He too directed the Collectors and DRDA PDs to take visible action against those found guilty of corruptive practices.
Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan suggested for fixing specific targets for each employee engaged in the task and take up daily review of the progress through WhatsApp or SMS.
Panchayati Raj Secretary Singh advised the Collectors to attach toilets to the houses, which are at advance stages of construction, and complete them during the Samruddhi and Swachhata Pakhwada to be observed from October 1 to 15. He advised for timely payment of bills and incentives to the beneficiaries. Government has announced to provide Rs 20,000 incentives to beneficiaries completing houses within four months and Rs 10,000 completing houses in six months.
The Chief Secretary also reviewed the progress of the pipe drinking water projects in different districts. He asked Collectors to complete the ongoing 261 projects by December-end, 2017. A total of 1,895 new drinking water projects have been sanctioned for different districts and urban local bodies. Apart from that, 359 projects have also been sanctioned for in eight mineral bearing districts.
Among others, Special Projects Director Girish SN, Drinking Water and Sanitation Director Roopa Mishra were present.