Hyderabad, January 30: Concerned over irregularities in the implementation of the prestigious INDIRAMMA programme, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today said stern action would be taken against the officials and non-officials responsible for misuse of the housing programme for weaker sections.
Reviewing the implementation of the flagship programme of the Congress Government in the state with his Cabinet colleagues, the Chief Minister called for finetuning the field-level delivery system and step up vigilance to prevent irregularities in the implementation of the programme, aimed at meeting the housing needs of poor people on saturation basis, Information Minister J Geeta Reddy told reporters.
The Government had already taken several steps to prevent any misuse of the programme like online monitoring and crediting of the amount directly to the accounts of the beneficiaries either in Post offices or commercial Banks, she said. As on January 15, 2010, as many as 27.87 lakh houses were completed under the three phases of the programme. 17.38 lakh houses were under different stages of construction, while the construction of 16.93 lakh houses was yet to start, she added.
——-Agencies