Around 16,047 houses would be constructed under Prime Minister Housing Scheme (Urban) under Housing for All Mission in urban areas coming under jurisdiction of 137 civic bodies at a cost of Rs 610.56 crores.
A discussion in this regard was held at State-level Sanctioned and Monitoring Committee chaired by Chief Secretary Ajay Singh at the Mantralaya here on Wednesday.
The houses will be allocated in the different slum areas to eligible beneficiary families. The land after rehabilitation of residents in slum areas would be freed from encroachment and it should be ensured that it is not re-encroached upon, the Chief Secretary said.
Urban Administration and Development Department Special Secretary Niranjan Das informed in the meeting that in urban areas of the state at 137 locations under Prime Minister Housing Scheme 16047 houses are to be constructed.
The cities are-- Bilaspur, Raigarh, Raipur, Sarangarh, Ahiwara, Simga, Balod, Jaijaipur, Adbhar, Lormi, Kharod, Lailunga, Kirodimal Nagar, Kumhari, Malhar, Sargaon, Gobranavapara and Pithora, he said.
In the aforesaid locations, around 60 slum areas would be rehabilitated by construction of 6904 houses. Similarly, in Bastar, Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, and Surguja in 118 urban areas 9143 houses will be constructed. Here also the slum areas will be rehabilitated.