State to build one lakh houses under 3,500 cr scheme for hut-dwellers
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The govt has allotted 3,500 crore to build one lakh houses. As per the guidelines issued by the rural development and panchayat raj department, only households with patta, ownership documents, and legal inheritance will be eligible for the scheme. A recent survey identified around eight lakh huts in the state.
All houses on objectionable poramboke land, huts occupied by tenants, huts used for commercial purposes, huts with RCC, metal sheet roofs, and occupants who own a house elsewhere will not be eligible for the scheme.
An official said each house will have a minimum plinth area of 300sqft and will have a living room, kitchen, bedroom, toilet, and tiled roof, with water and power connections. "In grouped areas, the govt will also provide infrastructure such as roads, street lights, drinking water facilities, and public toilets. The walls will be rose blush in colour, camouflage brown in the middle, and armour-coloured joineries," said the official.
An assistance of 12,000 will be provided under the Swachh Bharat Mission to every household to construct toilets in the case of individual habitations.
The scheme was originally launched as the Kalaignar Veedu Vazhangum Thittam in 2010. The govt is also facilitating the PM-Janman scheme to construct houses for nomads and scheduled tribes, said officials. "The goal is to ensure that there are no encroachments, and everybody gets a hygienic habitat."
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