Jagan asks officials to clear pending housing bills
The HinduJagan Mohaan Reddy has asked the officials to clear all the housing bills pending since the previous government’s tenure amounting to ₹1,323 crore and benefiting 3,38,144 people. At a review meeting on Tuesday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the previous government had promised the poor that the amount spent on construction of their houses would be reimbursed. The house site patta distribution programme would go ahead as per schedule on July 8 coinciding with the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Y.S. In the first phase, over 15 lakh houses would be taken up for construction in Visakhapatnam, Kurnool and Nellore districts, he said, adding, “The registration papers, in the name of the woman of the household, should be ready by that date.” ‘No compromise on quality’ The Chief Minister asked the officials to increase the number of houses and maintain quality in construction.