Published Jul 20, 2026 | 8:03 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 20, 2026 | 8:03 PM
Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy launched the initiative at the Secretariat on Monday.
Synopsis: The Telangana government has launched the Indiramma Illu housing scheme in Hyderabad’s Core Urban Region (CURE) to provide affordable apartments for eligible urban poor families on government land. The first phase will cover 16 Assembly constituencies with about 8,000 flats, while applications will be accepted from 21 July to 10 August through MeeSeva centres, the MeeSeva website and WhatsApp.
The Telangana government on Monday launched the Indiramma Illu housing scheme in Hyderabad’s Core Urban Region (CURE), promising affordable apartment housing for the urban poor through multi-storey residential complexes to be built on government land across the city.
Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy formally launched the scheme at the Secretariat along with Ministers Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar and Mohammed Azharuddin. The Ministers also released the scheme’s official brochure.
The government plans to construct apartment complexes of five to 10 floors with modern amenities. Srinivasa Reddy said the government intends to hand over the new CURE-area houses in time for next year’s Bonalu festival.
He said nearly eight lakh houses have already been sanctioned across the State under earlier phases of the Indiramma Illu programme, with around two lakh houses expected to be completed in the coming month.
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Construction under the first phase will begin in 16 Assembly constituencies, with around 500 flats proposed in each constituency, taking the initial total to about 8,000 houses. Officials said land identification is already under way in eight more constituencies for a subsequent phase.
According to the scheme brochure, each flat will have a built-up area of 528 sq ft. The government will provide the land free of cost and extend a subsidy of ₹5 lakh for every dwelling unit.
The total construction cost of each house is estimated at around ₹11 lakh, with beneficiaries required to contribute approximately ₹6 lakh in four instalments.
Applications will be accepted from 21 July to 10 August through MeeSeva centres, the MeeSeva website and WhatsApp number 8096958096. Applicants must pay a non-refundable application fee of ₹100 and deposit a refundable token advance of ₹10,000.
Eligibility is limited to households with an annual income of up to ₹6 lakh that do not own a house or residential plot within the Outer Ring Road limits.
Beneficiaries will be selected after a 360-degree verification process, while allotment will be decided through a public lottery if applications exceed the number of available houses.
The scheme provides reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and persons with disabilities. It also earmarks 30 percent of the houses for women.
The allotted properties will be subject to a 10-year lock-in period during which they cannot be sold or rented out, although beneficiaries will be permitted to mortgage them with banks.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
