Amaravati, July 5 (PTI): In what it claimed was a ‘Guinness World Record event’, the Andhra Pradesh government today conducted house-warming celebration for three lakh houses to the weaker sections across the state.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched the programme from here while ministers and local legislators took part in the event in their respective districts. Despite financial difficulties, the state government has so far built 5,80,530 houses at a cost of Rs 6,205 crore under the NTR Housing Scheme, the Chief Minister said on the occasion.
A total of 19 lakh houses would be built for the weaker sections by 2019 at a cost of Rs 50,000 crore, he added. House-warming function for three lakh houses in one go is a record.
Housing Minister Kalva Srinivasulu said the government’s aim was to make Andhra Pradesh hut-free by the year 2020. While the unit cost of each house in rural areas is Rs 1.5 lakh, the state government is bearing Rs 95,000 and the balance is being pooled through MGNREGP under different components, officials of the AP Housing Corporation said.
