HC Rejects GO Challenging Housing Panel
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad:The Telangana High Court dismissed pleas challenging GO 33, dated 11.10.2024, issued by the state government for constituting Indiramma committees at the gram panchayat and municipal ward levels for implementing the housing scheme. Two pleas stated that the GO mentioned that the committees would be constituted without reference to gram sabhas and ward committees, which was against the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018 and Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019. The pleas also said that the inclusion of two women from self-help groups and three local persons having interest in developmental activities was bad, as no specific qualification or any other requirements had been detailed in the GO. Under the Indiramma scheme, the state government would provide construction assistance of `5 lakh to each family of the homeless poor for construction of 4.5 lakh houses in the 1st phase.