HYDERABAD: The Chief Minister Mr N Kiran Kumar Reddy today asked the A.P. Housing Corporation to complete all the unfinished weaker section houses being built under various phases on top priority.  He wanted the officials to convert the unfinished houses into the new sanctions category and see that they are completed and occupied.

The Chief Minister today reviewed the Plan of Action for providing infrastructure  under various schemes taken up by the A.P. State Housing Corporation. He made a detailed review of Indiramma Housing, Rajiv Swagruha Houses and issues of Housing Board including Guntakal Spinning Mills.

Minister for Housing Uttam Kumar Reddy, Revenue Minister N Raghuveera Reddy, Principal Secretary, Housing, Dr.Manmohan Singh, MD, A.P.Housing Corporation, B Venkatesham, MD, Rajiv Swagruha Corporation, Shalini Mishra, Joint Collector, Anantapur, Anita Ramachandran, Additional Secretary to CM, N. Sridhar, Commissioner, Housing , Sanjay Kumar and other officials attended the meeting.

The Chief Minister said NREGP should be used for completing the houses as far as possible. He said funds will not be a problem. "First spend the funds available with you and we will see that sufficient funds will be allocated as and when it is needed to complete the Housing programme already started", the Chief Minister said.

When asked how many houses were completed since 2004, officials told the Chief Minister that 58,99,320 houses were completed and 10 lakh houses are under progress.

The Chief Minister said Electricity, Roads, Drinking Water Supply should be provided to the housing colonies on priority. He said this could be provided under various State and Central schemes.

The Chief Minister said that most of the delays in payment are due to the delay in measurement. He wanted transparency should be ensured in measuring and payment for the houses. Speedy payment though online system should also be ensured. He also approved the proposal for filling up the vacancies wherever it is absolutely necessary.