The double bedroom housing scheme was a revolutionary welfare programme taken up by any government in the country, said Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari.
Laying the foundation of the double bedroom housing colony at Ramachandrapuram village in Sangem mandal and at Gudepad village in Atmakur mandal here on Sunday, he said, unlike in the past where the beneficiaries got financial benefit for a single room, the TRS government has introduced the new scheme – a house with double bedroom – to enable people to live with self respect. “Imagine living in a single room with the family? It is not a good idea. Hence our Chief Minister Mr. KCR came up with this new concept where family members could have privacy within the house,” he explained. A total of 91 beneficiaries in Gudepad and 80 beneficiaries in Ramachandrapuram would be provided with the houses. The beneficiaries had been identified through a transparent process and there was no room for controversy.
Mr. Srihari said there were several schemes that were revised to give more benefit to the needy. For instance, pensions for the aged and the widows had been revised from ₹200 per month to ₹1,000 per month. The beedi workers and single women got ₹ 1,000 per month while people with disability got ₹1,500 per month. “There is a benefit for every section in the society and all of you should try to utilise the welfare measures properly,” he said.
District collector Mr. P.J. Patil asked beneficiaries to form a committee and cooperate with the contractor for speedy completion of the project. MLA Ch. Dharma Reddy said the project would be completed within six months. He wanted the people to stay united cutting across the party lines to get maximum benefit from the State government.
ZP chairperson G. Padma and RDO Mahender were also present.
