Now, homeless and poor people will get a ‘Pucca House’ at Rs 3.11 lakh in Bokaro. Chas Municipal Corporation (CMC) is mulling to provide houses to people of economically weaker sections of society at Rs 3.11 lakhs; meanwhile the actual cost of the house is 5.61 lakhs, informed an official.
Economically weaker homeless people, whose annual income should not exceed more than 3 lakhs rupees and the beneficiary residing in the urban area (slum) are eligible for this scheme, said the official.
The registration process for booking is ‘on’ by paying Rs 5000 each house. The beneficiaries will have to pay Rs 3.11 lakhs through easy installments, the rest Rs 2.50 lakhs would be adjusted from the government subsidy, informed Anil Kumar Mishra Nodal Officer of Housing Plan.
We are on move to arrange a loan (home) for the desired beneficiaries, the loan amount can be repaid also in easy installments. The beneficiaries will get their homes within 18 months after their registration, he said.
CMC is also conducting a ‘home fair’ for booking of the houses in different areas and municipal zones.
Municipal Corporation aims to settle down around 760 urban homeless people under Prime Minister Aawas Yojna (Urban). With an investment of Rs 56 crore apartments would be constructed at Kalapathar and Kamaldih.
“Layout of apartments has been ready; houses would come-up on 4 acres of land at Kalapathar and one acre of land at Kamaldih where 540 and 220 homeless would be settled.”
Each house (320 sq ft) will have a bedroom, dining room, kitchen and bathroom. Equipped with water and electricity supply the housing colonies will have amusement parks, roads, playgrounds along with boundary walls, informed an official.
The beneficiaries can also apply fresh for this scheme either online or at CMC office along with voter ID (must), Aadhar card, three passport size photos, bank passbook and residential certificate issued by the revenue official of their hometown, said the official.