The Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to launch Samajwadi Awas Yojana to provide 3 lakh houses to the middle class sections of the society by 2016. The decision was taken in the State Cabinet meeting here on Saturday, chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Principal Secretary Housing Sadakant told reporters here that the Samajwadi Awas Yojna will be for the middle income group as the houses constructed under the scheme will cost between `15 to `30 lakh and that as a policy it has been decided that land use conversion would be free of cost. The Government has also fixed the ceiling on per square feet rate of the apartments. It will not exceed `3,000 square feet in national capital region, `2,800 per square feet in metro and `2,500 in other cities.
Concessions would also be offered, which include rebate in the stamp duty and single window clearance. The Government has also decided to relax provisions under hi-tech township scheme. “Under this a separate infrastructure fund would be created in which people will know that it will be used for development,” he said. The Government has also decided to relax provisions under hi-tech township scheme.