Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Nimakayala Chinarajappa today said 24,340 houses will be constructed in urban areas of East Godavari district at the expense of Rs 560 crore under the 'Housing For All' scheme.
Chinarajappa was speaking after attending a workshop on housing at the collector's office at Kakinada.
The scheme would be implemented with Central assistance, he said, adding that each house would cost Rs 5.50 lakh to build.
Maintaining that he would have liked more allocations for
the urban sector, Naidu said the Budget for next fiscal has acknowledged the importance of the urban sector as is evident in the allocations.
Expressing concern over slow offtake of central assistance by states under Jawharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), he urged them to improve planning and execution capabilities.
He said the required resources will be made available as per the commitments given by the Centre under flagship schemes like Prime Minister's Awas Yojana (Urban), Atal Mission, Smart City Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission.
He urged the states to quickly spend the resources provided by the Centre and ask for more, if the need arises.
"Other announcements like modernisation and digitization of land records, facilitating ease of doing business and further liberalization of FDI conditions would also go a long way in channeling the much desired investments into housing sector including affordable housing," Naidu said.
