PWD Minister Rajesh Munat on Tuesday said that 40,000 houses are being constructed in Chhattisgarh under Chief Minister Housing Scheme.
Addressing a day-long workshop on Prime Minister Housing Scheme organised by Chhattisgarh Housing Board at new Circuit House here, Munat said that keeping in view the rising population, 15 per cent of the land of private builders had been reserved as plots in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh for developing housing for the poor.
He said that 80,000 housing units had been constructed by Chhattisgarh Housing Board in which maximum number of such units have been allotted to the families of economically weaker sections.
Additional Chief Secretary, Housing & Environment N Baijendra Kumar said that work has commenced for providing housing for all under Prime Minister Housing Scheme by 2022. He said that Chhattisgarh would require 3.50 lakh housing units for the poor.
Kumar said that for proper utilisation of the 15 per cent land being reserved from private builders, the officials need to find solutions to the problems after discussing them with the respective district collectors and start planning on land availability and other resources required for the scheme.
Chairman of Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board SS Bajaj, Secretary, Housing and Environment Sanjay Shukla, Director, Urban Administration Dr Rohit Yadav and Chhattisgarh Housing Board Commissioner Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi also addressed the workshop.