Chief minister J Jayalalithaa allocated funds for green houses
Posted on: 01/Aug/2013 12:18:58 PM
The Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has allocated the sum of Rs 1,260 crores for the construction of 60,000 solar-powered green houses under phase three of a programme meant to provide houses to underprivileged people. The programme launched by the AIADMK government guaranteed a house for an underprivileged person in a 300sqft built-up area. The cost of each house is estimated to be Rs 2.1 lakh. This includes Rs 30,000 for the installation of solar panels.
As many as 60,000 houses were constructed in the first phase of the scheme and the second phase is nearing completion, the release said.
In the first year, the state spent Rs 1.8 lakh for each unit and allocated Rs 1,080 crore. Keeping with the rise in the prices of construction material, the cost was revised this year.
The government plans to complete three lakh houses in its five-year term.
