YSR Jagananna colonies with 30 lakh houses to be built in Andhra Pradesh
The HinduThe State government is gearing up to distribute house sites to the identified beneficiaries on July 8 and take up construction of houses thereafter. To be called YSR Jagananna colonies, the Housing Department proposed to construct 30 lakh houses in the next four years under the State government’s flagship programme, Navaratnalu - Pedalandariki Illu. Fifteen lakh houses would be constructed in each phase and facilities like water supply, electricity, approach roads, internal roads and drains and other social infrastructure would be provided in the colonies. The government would incur ₹2,540 crore to provide water supply and ₹3,200 crore for electricity, said the Minister. “The government is making arrangements to supply cement at an affordable rate to the beneficiaries – ₹235 per bag and ₹225 per bag, against the market price of around ₹360 per bag,” he said.