The four-day ‘Housing Fair’ of the Chhattisgarh Housing Board (CHB) will begin at the BTI ground here from Tuesday. The CHB had been holding ‘Housing Fairs’ in all key cities of the State to mark its 10th year of formation.
Chief Minister Raman Singh will inaugurate the fair at 5 pm. Assembly Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal will preside over the inaugural function, while Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat, Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Punnulal Mohle, Raipur MP Ramesh Bais, MlA from Raipur (North) Srichand Sundarani and former Chairman of Chhattisgarh Housing Board Subhash Rao will be present as special guests.
One of the core objectives of the fair is to provide information regarding housing units available under CHB’s different schemes and the interested persons will be provided loan for purchase of houses through various banks. In the fair, alongwith the Housing Board, stalls will be put up by private builders and other business establishments related to construction materials and banking institutions.
Commissioner Chhattisgarh Housing Board Sonmani Borah said that the State government had constituted the Chhattisgarh Housing Board on February 12, 2004 to make housing available to the people of the State at concessional rate. The Board, so far, had constructed about 85,000 houses, of which 85 per cent had been allotted to the poor and low income group people.
He said that on the occasion of completion of its 10th year, the Board has launched various new schemes, including e-Awas portal, ‘Samriddhi’ online service, Toll-free helpline, Housing Express, e-Payment gateway etc. Information about available houses, including its layout plan, site plan, location and real photograph were made available in the website of the Board.
Besides, information about the various schemes of the Board and facilities has been given to the beneficiaries and common people through the toll-free helpline number 1800-233-055, he added. Borah said that in implementation of the decisions of the State government, the Board has been taking action to give freehold plots for houses allotted to the beneficiaries under different housing schemes. So far, about 7,000 houses have been contracted on freehold plots, he added.