Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat on Monday inaugurated three public utility services of Chhattisgarh Housing Board (CGHB) namely Samrddhi Online, toll-free helpline and e-awas at its head office here at Shankar Nagar here.
Commencement of these three services would greatly empower the customers with convenience of availing the entire information about CGHB’s housing schemes, place-wise availability of houses etc from anywhere at any time.
After inaugurating the utility services, Munat said the Board has taken an important step to bring transparency and accountability in administration and expressed hopes that these services would bring convenient for the people to access and avail all the required information and services of CGHB from anywhere at any time. Raigarh MlA Roshanlal Agrawal, former chairman CGHB Subhash Rao, Commissioner CGHB Sonmoni Borah, Regional Director HUDCO Subramanyam were present on the occasion.
Munat further said that ten years back, Chief Minister Raman Singh had reconstituted Chhattisgarh Housing Board to meet people’s expectations. Over the years, the board has set a benchmark in the field of housing by providing affordable and quality housing facility to needy people.
He said that 70 per cent of the total houses constructed by it have been dedicated to poor and middle income groups. As CGHB is an agency of Government itself, people have more expectations from it. The Board also understood its duties and accountability towards the expectations of people.
Munat also congratulated officials and employees for taking commendable initiative towards ensuring transparent administration by starting services like Samriddhi Online, toll-free helpline and e-awas. He stated said that the CGHB should ensure regular monitoring of these services. The employees appointed for toll-free services should be given proper training.
Commissioner Borah said that all the schemes of the board have a common objective of social welfare. “When we provide quality houses to EWS section at low price, we manage the input cost from HIG and MIG houses. This means when people purchase HIG or MIG houses, they are in a way helping CGHB to provide houses for poor and needy section,’’ Borah said.
He further said that CGHB has started these schemes in compliance with the State Government’s decision of ensuring transparency in administration. Commissioner Borah gave detailed information about all three newly-launched schemes on the occasion.