AP will build Amaravati house even if centre stops funds: Sajjala

VIJAYAWADA: Adviser to state government (Public Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Saturday declared that Jagan Mohan Reddy government will bear the entire expenditure of constructing 50,000 houses in Amaravati in case the union government stops funds for the YSRC government’s mega housing programme.

Ramakrishna Reddy, along with housing minister Jogi Ramesh, social welfare minister Merugu Nargarjuna and Housing MD Lakshmisha, visited Venkatapalem in Amaravati to inspect the arrangements being made for the launch of the housing construction programme by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday.

The government adviser underlined that the houses constructed for the poor with all facilities will be on par with those built in private layouts. Construction of these houses will create a cumulative wealth of ₹10,000 crore for the poor in Amaravati, he pointed out.

Reflecting on opposition to construction of the houses, he asked whether building houses for poor in Amaravati is a crime? He pointed out that the CRDA Act itself says five percent of the land acquired in Amaravati is to be given to the poor.

Ramakrishna Reddy said maintained that even if the centre is not willing to share the cost of construction of these houses, the state government is ready to bear the entire cost burden.

The government adviser suspected that TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu’s conspiracies to deny land to poor in Amaravati will continue, like he had done by filing court cases in the past through proxies. But the Jagan government will foil these conspiracies and ensure social justice for poor, he added.