The Rs 81 crore proposed cost of Chief Minister Raman Singh’s residence in Naya Raipur over 12 acres of land would be equivalent to constructing housing units for 1,300 poor families with each having an area of 400 sq ft, the Congress party claimed on Thursday.
In a statement here, State Congress Spokesperson Sushil Anand Shukla said that the 1,300 housing units for the poor could have cost Rs 58.50 crore. He said that with the cost of the proposed CM’s house, Indira Awas housing units could be constructed for 16,200 poor families each costing Rs 50,000 each across the State, he said.