Hyderabad: Revenue and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy has said the state government is committed to providing every poor family a house of its own and ensuring “clear land ownership rights” to landholders.
As part of district-wise review meetings on housing and revenue issues, the minister held a review meeting at the housing corporation headquarters on Thursday with in-charge ministers and people’s representatives.
MPs, MLCs, MLAs, district collectors and officials of the housing, revenue and forest departments from the erstwhile Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar districts attended the meeting.
Srinivasa Reddy said the state government was keen on effecting positive change in the lives of the poor. He described land and housing as symbols of dignity and security for every family.
The government, he said, is implementing the Indiramma Housing Scheme to effect a dignified transformation in the lives of the poor. Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh is being provided to each eligible family for construction of houses on their own land. Nearly four lakh houses had already been sanctioned, marking the beginning of a housing revolution.
Legislative council chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy, SC/ST welfare minister Adluri Laxman Kumar, ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Vakiti Srihari and Jupally Krishna Rao, planning board vice-chairman Chinna Reddy and government adviser Jitender Reddy attended the meeting.
The minister advised officials to complete the selection of beneficiaries for double-bedroom houses by May 20, irrespective of the stage of construction. Local public representatives must help in identifying the genuinely eligible poor families.
On revenue administration, Srinivasa Reddy said the government was taking steps to construct new buildings for revenue and registration offices across the state. “Collectors must ensure these offices are established in easily accessible locations.”
He also announced that additional tahsildars would be appointed in mandals with populations exceeding one lakh, based on requirements.
Join surveys by revenue, forest and other departments, he said, are the only permanent solution to long-pending land disputes between departments. Officials must speed up the process.
“The government has introduced several reforms in the revenue department and granted extensive powers to RDOs,” he said, but warned that strict action would be taken if these powers were misused for purposes other than solving public grievances.
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