Source : The Hindu Date : 10.06.2009
Draw of lots for urban mission houses begins
Staff Reporter
| Each housing unit in the G+3 model costs Rs.1.65 lakhs |
— Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam 
Draw of lots to allot houses under the JNNURM under way in the city on Tuesday. GVMC Urban Community Development Project Director K. Srikant Prabhakar is at right.
VISAKHAPATNAM: Draw of lots for allotment of houses to beneficiaries under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission began on Tuesday at the Swarnabharathi Indoor Stadium. The draw is only for deciding the houses to be allotted to beneficiaries already selected. Each of the 25 sqm housing unit in the G+3 model costs Rs.1.65 lakhs in which 50 per cent and 20 per cent is Central and State Government subsidy respectively, 10 per cent is beneficiaries’ contribution and 20 per cent bank loan.
The draw began with picking up the flats for residents of Sebastian Colony on computer after randomising the beneficiaries. The computerised lot for the first batch was drawn by one of the benefiriaries.
The draw on Tuesday was meant for residents of 17 colonies, including Sebastian Colony, Kapparada and KRM Colony.
Commissioner B. Sridhar said that the allotment began for residents of various colonies on in situ basis. Of the 15,000 housing units sanctioned under the urban mission, construction of 12,000 started.
Construction of 3,000 units has been completed and 9,000 will be completed by July and August. Mr. Sridhar said there was no involvement of officials as the lots were drawn on computer after randomization.
The allottees would be given slips and their iris photograph would be taken.
The official allotment letter would be given at a public function later. The Commissioner said for 9,000 units the selection of beneficiaries was yet to be taken up. The Urban Community Development Project Director K. Srikant Prabhakar supervised the draw of lots.
Beneficiaries elated
“The wait for own house for the last seven, eight years ended with this allotment,” said a beaming Sk. Jahanna Khatoon who got a house at Sebastian Colony in the draw. They have been promised houses under the earlier VAMBAY scheme after a cyclone affected them.
Forty of the affected got housing around three years ago. Ms. Khatoon said she had so far paid only Rs.5,340 towards the second floor housing unit.
