Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Out-of-Constituency Beneficiaries Face Removal From Indiramma Housing Scheme
The government is giving money to poor families to build houses through the Indiramma Housing scheme.
The housing minister said people must live in the constituencies where their houses are approved.
Families living somewhere else may lose their place in the scheme.
Officials are checking every selected family by visiting homes.
This is meant to make sure the right people receive the benefit.
The government says houses should be close to people’s jobs and livelihoods.
Each eligible family currently receives Rs 5 lakh for construction.
The government plans to build nearly eight lakh houses and may help more families in later phases.
Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said beneficiaries living outside their designated constituencies will be removed from the Indiramma Housing scheme.
The government says houses should be built where poor families live, near their workplaces and livelihoods, rather than relocating them 30 to 40 kilometres away.
Officials are conducting door-to-door physical verifications, and non-residents identified during the process will have their names deleted.
The first phase covers 4.50 lakh houses, requiring about Rs 22,500 crore, while the second phase covers 2.50 lakh houses at Rs 11,000 crore.
The government plans to spend more than Rs 40,000 crore across two instalments for nearly eight lakh houses and may consider increasing the Rs 5 lakh assistance.
- Who
- Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and the state government are implementing the scheme for eligible poor families.
- What
- Beneficiaries who live outside their designated constituencies will be removed from the Indiramma Housing scheme after verification.
- When
- The announcement was made in the Assembly on Thursday during Question Hour.
- Where
- The policy applies across the constituencies covered by the state government’s housing scheme; the statement was made in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The government says houses should be built where poor families live to protect their livelihoods and self-respect, while ensuring that only genuine residents receive benefits.
- Housing assistance
- Rs 5 lakh per eligible family for house construction
- First phase
- 4.50 lakh houses requiring approximately Rs 22,500 crore
- Second phase
- 2.50 lakh houses requiring approximately Rs 11,000 crore
- Urban houses
- One lakh houses requiring approximately Rs 5,500 crore
- Total planned coverage
- Nearly eight lakh houses across two instalments
- Total estimated spending
- More than Rs 40,000 crore
- Verification process
- Door-to-door physical verification of every beneficiary selected in the draw