A total of Rs245 crore has been approved for Uttarakhand under the Rajiv Awas Yojana and the first installment of Rs65 crore has already been released by the Centre to the State.
The fund will be used to facilitate construction of 4132 dwelling units for slum settlement residents in 12 towns of the State. State Slum Settlement Development Committee secretary Rajiv Pandey informed that the Rs245 crore will be used to construct 204 homes in Agastyamuni, 95 in Rudraprayag, 150 in Joshimath, 190 in Bazpur, 96 in Nainital, 576 in Sitarganj, 270 in Ukhimath,396 in Badkot, 107 in Bhimtal, 638 in Kelakhera, 504 in Shaktigarh and 906 in Haridwar.
The cost of the home construction under RAY is to be borne in the ratio of 80:10:10 by the Centre, State and beneficiary respectively. Fund will be released to the beneficiary in four installments during successive States of construction, he added.