Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Foundation Plans 5,000 Free Homes for Poor Families in Telangana
A foundation plans to build 5,000 homes for poor families in two areas of Telangana.
The project is expected to cost Rs 300 crore.
The homes will be free for families who meet the eligibility rules.
The state government will provide the land sites.
Uday Kumar Reddy will pay for building the houses.
Officials have been asked to choose eligible families and arrange the sites.
The foundation stone ceremony is planned for the coming Dasara.
Tanla Foundation, with support from Uday Kumar Reddy, plans to build 5,000 houses for poor families.
The housing project is estimated to cost Rs 300 crore and will cover Sathupalli and Aswaraopeta constituencies.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said eligible beneficiaries will receive the houses free of cost.
The state government will allot house sites, while Uday Kumar Reddy will fund construction.
The foundation stone ceremony is planned for the forthcoming Dasara; officials were asked to identify beneficiaries and allot sites promptly.
- Who
- Tanla Foundation, with support from Uday Kumar Reddy, and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy.
- What
- A plan to build 5,000 free houses for eligible poor families.
- When
- The foundation stone ceremony is planned for the forthcoming Dasara; the announcement was made on Saturday.
- Where
- Sathupalli and Aswaraopeta Assembly constituencies, in Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts.
- Why
- To provide homes to eligible poor families.
Project responsibilities
Project timeline and implementation
Who provides what
Project responsibilities
The state government will allot house sites to eligible poor families.
Project timeline and implementation
Uday Kumar Reddy, with Tanla Foundation, will fund construction of the houses.
Beneficiary selection
Project responsibilities
Officials have been directed to coordinate with district Collectors and the two MLAs to identify eligible families and allot sites promptly.
Project timeline and implementation
The houses will be free only for beneficiaries who meet the eligibility criteria.
- Planned homes
- 5,000
- Estimated project cost
- Rs 300 crore
- Beneficiaries
- Eligible poor families
- Funding
- Uday Kumar Reddy will use his own funds for construction
- House sites
- The state government will allot sites
- Planned ceremony
- Foundation stone-laying ceremony during the forthcoming Dasara
- Areas covered
- Sathupalli and Aswaraopeta Assembly constituencies