Published Jun 16, 2023 | 2:20 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 16, 2023 | 2:20 PM
Jagan Mohan Reddy with beneficiaries of TIDCO houses in Gudivada. (Twitter)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday, 16 June, distributed 8,912 Township and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TIDCO) houses worth ₹800 crore to the eligible beneficiaries at Mallayapalem near Gudivada in Krishna district.
Measuring 300 square feet, each house has been distributed to the eligible beneficiary at just ₹1 with a total of 257 acres of land in the area covered under the government scheme “Jagananna Layout”.
The sanctioned land also houses 7,728 plots specifically for women-led households where 4,500 additional houses are being constructed.
“We are doing this great programme to make women rights holders and change the face of their histories. Today, we are not building houses but villages,” Reddy said in a video link shared by the state government.
గుడివాడ నియోజకవర్గంలోనే 22 వేల మంది అక్కచెల్లెమ్మలకు ఇళ్లు, ఇళ్ల స్థలాలు ఇచ్చాం. ప్రతి లబ్ధిదారుకి 1.1 సెంటు ఇచ్చాం. తద్వారా 7 లక్షల రూపాయలు అక్కచెల్లెమ్మల చేతిలో పెట్టడం జరిగింది. జూలై 8న అదనంగా మరో 4,200 ఇళ్లు కూడా మంజూరు చేస్తున్నాం: సీఎం pic.twitter.com/abF5yoaSHK
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According to the chief minister, the keys to the newly built houses being given away to beneficiaries fulfil a promise he had made before coming to power during his padayatra in Gudivada earlier.
Including the 7,728 plots given to homeless women and the 8,912 houses, Reddy said nearly 16,240 families will be living in this “Jagananna Layout”.
Taking an average of at least three persons per family, the chief minister extrapolated that the 16,240 families would accommodate around 40,000 people in the newly inaugurated housing colony.
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