AP CM offers to constitute all party delegation on Indiramma scheme

Hyderabad, Aug 7 (UNI) While rejecting the opposition demand for appointment of an ombudsman to look into complaints regarding implementation of the 'Indiramma' scheme, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today offered to take an all party delegation to various states for incorporating improved features in the scheme targetted to construct 80 lakh houses at an estimated cost of Rs 24,000 crore in three phases by the year 2009.

Talking to newspersons here, while launching the website providing details of the beneficiaries under the first phase of the programme, Dr Reddy said the Vigilance Cell was being strengthened by appointing a state-level officer exclusively to look into complaints and a toll free telephone number to register complaints.

The Chief Minister said five categories of irregularities were detected following the introduction of the Voluntary Disclosure Scheme(VDS). The Revenue Recovery Act(RRA) would be invoked in 23,483 cases of serious lapses to recover Rs 31.03 crore, he added.

''The government's aim is to see that no ineligible person gets a house or no eligible person was denied a house'', he said, adding that the government wanted to ensure that no eligible person was without a house by 2009.

Dr Reddy said the second phase of the scheme would be launched on October 2 and the third on January 25. Other parties are welcome to make constructive suggestions for improving the scheme, he added.

The Chief Minister, who reviewed the implementation of the scheme with officials, expressed satisfaction that his Government was fulfilling its poll promises.

UNI