The Housing Division has appealed to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for instant launch of ₹2,361 crore to make progress within the development of homes below the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (City) within the state.
In accordance with a senior official, the central authorities has launched ₹4,032 crore below PMAY-U to this point within the 2022-23 monetary 12 months, however the Andhra Pradesh authorities launched solely ₹2,556 crore of the grant to the Housing Division, diverting one other ₹1,476 crore, the official informed PTI information company.
Of the proportionate share of ₹1,389 crore, the AP authorities launched solely ₹504 crore to this point however stopped the steadiness citing “useful resource crunch”, the officla added. Cost of ₹755 crore, together with ₹324 crore to the beneficiaries, has been pending, severely hampering the progress of the scheme.
Over the previous couple of years, the Centre sanctioned 16,84,502 homes to Andhra Pradesh below PMAY-U however solely 13,92,855 have been taken up for development to this point, the official stated.
AP, which tops the nation drawing over 57 per cent of the full PMAY-U grant this 12 months, is anticipating to get a complete of ₹5,000 crore. “The remaining Central share of ₹1,476 crore and the state share of ₹885 crore need to be launched instantly to get the subsequent instalment from the Centre in December,” Housing Division officers informed the Chief Minister at a high-level assessment assembly on Wednesday.
Housing division officers stated ₹324 crore must be paid to the PMAY-U beneficiaries and one other ₹311 crore for land acquisition and land levelling work. Additionally, ₹120 crore must be paid for ingesting water provide works taken up below the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Additional, the housing division officers additionally informed the Chief Minister that the progress of the housing programme has been vastly affected in the previous couple of months as a consequence of non-availability of funds and relentless rainfall (20 per cent extra). Dangerous roads throughout the state have affected motion of automobiles carrying development materials to varied locations.
Sand, a crucial enter, is briefly provide. Shares out there in varied depots have “exhausted” and refilling has not been doable as sand reaches remained non-operational due to floods.
The state authorities deliberate to organise an enormous operate on December 21 to mark the completion of about 5 lakh homes but it surely may now be held solely after January subsequent 12 months, PTI information company stated.
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