Indiramma scam inquiry report leaked, 25 per cent houses are bogus

Hyderabad: The CID inquiry report ordered by the TS government on the Indiramma Housing scheme is not being made public though it has been completed. The leaked report reveals that 25 per cent of the houses said to have been completed are either non-existent or are old houses that were white washed and counted as newly constructed ones.

As of now Rs 3,000 crore more is needed to complete the whole project. Over the last three years there has been no budget allotment for the housing scheme owing to which the construction of 7.75 lakh houses has stopped.

The Andhra Pradesh government in 2006 had taken up the massive housing programme to provide housing for the poor. Though the project started off well, it lost track in three years. In July 2014 , the new TS government had ordered a CID enquiry.

Secretary of Forum for Good Governance, Mr M. Padmanabha Reddy, said, “The Telangana state government has taken up the two bedroom houses (flats) scheme by spending Rs 9 lakh per dwelling. This initiative is welcomed but it has some limitations – prohibitive initial cost, maintenance charges to be born by the beneficiary etc., As there is a huge demand for houses, the target of Rs 50,000 annually is negligible.

“Many are of the opinion that the two-bedroom housing project should be kept on hold for a year. Efforts instead should be made to complete the unfinished Indiramma project that is spread over the entire state. The 7.75 lakh incomplete houses have been exposed to the elements for the last two years and any further delay may damage the houses. Further, the government has spent about Rs 4,000 crore on them so far, and if they are abandoned midway, it may be a national waste,” he added.