Rural Housing Subsidy will Enhance Soon, Minister for PanchaythiRaj& RD

Union Minister for Panchaythi Raj and Rural Development Shri Birender Singh said, the current amount of Rs 70,000 for Indira Awaas Yojana is insufficient to build a decent and livable house and called for significant enhancement of Central allocation for rural housing scheme in tune with the recent hike for urban houses. The Ministry is finalizing the guidelines to be rolled out soon.He was speaking at a workshop at NewDelhi on Affordable Rural Housing Technology. Shri Singh said that in the last three decades more than 3 crore 35 lakh Indira Awaas units were built for the rural poor but nearly half of them are now in a dilapidated condition due to poor quality of construction material used into them.The Minister informed that benefits of MGNREGA and Sanitation will also be dovetailed into the rural housing scheme to ensure quality and durability.