400 new quarters made available & 37,000
more to be built for government employees in New Delhi
400 new quarters made
available for government employees in New Delhi
37,000 more to be built
in four years to meet demand, says Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu
Shortfall in Lok Sabha
accommodation pool will soon be overcome, said Shri Naidu
Minister asks CPWD to
get efficient, transparent and accountable
Urban Development
Minister Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today inaugurated 400 quarters in Dev Nagar,
Karol Bagh, New Delhi, for immediate allocation to the keenly awaiting central
government employees. Central Public Works Department (CPWD) built these
Type-III quarters at a cost of Rs.83 cr.
Speaking on the
occasion, Shri Naidu said, the availability of housing stock in General Pool
Residential Accommodation, under which houses are provided to central
government employees, senior officials, Judiciary, Members of Parliament,
Ministers etc., in the national capital is 59,293 as against the requirement of
over one lakh dwelling units. The Minister informed that Urban Development
Ministry will enable construction of over 37,000 houses in the next four years
at a cost of about Rs.15,000 cr to meet the shortfall. He said, to address the
shortfall in accommodation for members of Lok Sabha, 52 flats are being
constructed on Dr.Bishamber Das Marg, and on their completion soon, housing
needs of Lok Sabha members will be fully met.
Shri Venkaiah Naidu
informed that under ‘Housing for All by 2022’ initiative of the government,
about 30 million houses will be built in the urban areas of the country at a
cost of about Rs.22.50 lakh crores, mostly through large scale private sector
participation. He said, this is a challenging task, but not difficult.
Shri Venkaiah Naidu
inspected another block of 384 houses under construction and instructed CPWD to
make mandatory provision of solar heating panels, LED lighting, rain water
harvesting, green belt and Green Building Code for all new construction
projects.
Stating that CPWD is
currently handling over 7,000 projects at a cost of over Rs.40,000 cr, Shri
Venkaiah Naidu asked the construction major to get more efficient, transparent
and accountable in its functioning, with emphasis on quality, timely completion
of projects and proper utilization of its large manpower. He informed that
under his direction, CPWD placed all information about 7,000 projects in public
domain by posting them on its website so that public can scrutinize and monitor
execution of projects. CPWD’s website enables public to post comments,
complaints and photos for taking appropriate action.
Shri Venkaiah Naidu
lamented that intervention at his level was required to get water supply to the
large number of houses meant for government employees, whose construction was
completed last year and were inaugurated today, after substantial delay.
The Minister informed
that within five weeks of launching of Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana, over 6
crore new bank accounts were opened and this goes to prove that ‘if there is
will, things will fall in place.’
Source :PIB
