Requests to Include works which suits to local needs under the VB-G-RAM-G scheme
CM Revanth Reddy meets Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Delhi, July 28: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy urged Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to allocate 11,56,915 houses to Telangana under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). The Chief Minister informed the Union Minister that the People’s Government in Telangana has been giving priority to the construction of houses for the poor since assuming power in the state.
The CM met Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Krishi Bhavan on Tuesday. During the meeting, CM Revanth Reddy briefed the details of the construction of the ‘Indiramma Houses’ for poorer sections. The Chief Minister apprised the union minister that demand for housing increased as the previous government failed to utilize the PMAY-G scheme. Lakhs of poor were left without homes for the past decade.
The CM stated that a survey conducted by the state government using the ‘Awaas+’ app—developed by the Union Ministry of Rural Development—had identified 11,56,915 eligible rural families. The union minister was requested to allocate the houses to Telangana at the earliest.
In view of the El Niño conditions, CM Revanth Reddy also requested Shivraj Singh Chouhan to include additional works under the ‘Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajivika Mission (Rural)’ (VB-G-RAM-G). The Chief Minister brought to the attention of the minister that the inclusion of additional activities in the scheme will improve livelihoods and promote crop diversification for SCs, STs, small and marginal farmers, and agricultural laborers, who are facing a lack of work due to deficient rainfall.
The CM requested Chouhan to include activities such as the construction of vegetable trellis structures, development of fodder plots, mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing sheds, kitchen gardens (for leafy greens and vegetables), and bamboo plantations on farmers’ lands under the VB-G-RAM-G scheme. The CM also highlighted the urgent need to incorporate works involving the construction of water-retention trenches on hill slopes, moisture-conservation trenches for existing plantations and orchards, and the restoration of lands damaged by floods and sand casting.
The Chief Minister noted that under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), beneficiaries of ‘Indiramma’ houses had the opportunity to undertake up to 90 days of work during the house construction process. In view of high demand for work, the CM requested the union minister to approve the inclusion of additional works under the VB-G-M-G scheme. The inclusion of other projects proposed by the state government to meet local needs into the scheme was also discussed in the meeting.
MPs Dr. Mallu Ravi, Vem Narendar Reddy, Porika Balaram Naik, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy, Suresh Shetkar, Gaddam Vamshi Krishna, and M. Anil Kumar Yadav, Chief Minister’s Advisor Ramakrishna Rao and Secretary (Coordination) Advait Kumar Singh were also present.