Centre conducting assessment of rural housing project in MP, TN

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New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) The Centre has released funds for conducting a study to assess the implementation of rural housing in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and also for setting up Rural Building Centre in Haryana and Asom.

The Rural Development Ministry has released an amount of Rs 1.60 lakh, which is 20 per cent of the cost of the project, to the Development Facilitators, New Delhi by way of final instalment for conducting a study on assessment of the implementation of Rural Housing in Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY).

Rural Housing is part of the Bharat Nirman programme. Under the IAY, 60 lakh houses are to be constructed within the time frame of 2005 to 2009. Out of which, 23.68 lakh houses have been constructed during 2005-06 and 2006-07 and 9.14 lakh houses are under construction. In a major initiative to impart transparency to the selection process, permanent waitlist' is being prepared for selection of beneficiaries under the IAY.

During 2006-07, Andhra Pradesh, Asom, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Lakshadweep have achieved more than 75 per cent target under the IAY. Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Mizoram, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh have achieved more than 50 per cent but less than 75 per cent of the target.

However, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Pudducherry, Tripura and Daman and Diu have achieved less than 50 per cent of the target.

The Ministry has also released Grants-in-aid of Rs 3 lakh to the Purba Hailakandi Development Council as third and final instalment of Central Assistance for setting up Rural Building Centre (RBC) at Bashdor in Hailakandi district of Asom.

It has also given a grant of Rs 3 lakh to Chaubisee Vikas Sangh (NGO) as third and final instalment of Central Assistance for setting up RBC at Meham in Rohtak district of Haryana.

UNI

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