Funds for housing for poor to go up in Karnataka

Belagavi: The government will increase funds provided under various housing schemes for the construction of houses for the poor.

Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan told the Council that the government had decided to increase it from Rs 1.2 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh for general and Rs 4 lakh for SC/ST beneficiaries.

As informed by the minister, the announcement will be made in the next budget.

Replying to the question by Congress’ K Shivakumar, the minister said the government was unable to allot a single house in the last three years as the construction of houses allotted already was
still on. 

The provided data showed there were 24 lakh homeless people in the rural areas of the state and the number was 13 lakh plus in urban areas.