The Times of India                23.07.2012

 LUCKNOW: The state government has fixed a target for construction of houses for urban poor. Some 1.25 lakh houses are to be constructed by various development authorities and private builders over the next one year.

A decision to this effect was taken by the housing and urban planning department recently. What is interesting is that private developers have been given a higher target in comparison to government authorities.
While the private builders have been asked to construct 88000 houses, development agencies have been given the target 40000 homes. The reason for this, sources said, unavailability of land for acquisition.

However, the old arrangement for allotment wherein the houses constructed by private players
would be allotted by the development agencies in the city has been continued. The government has also warned action against builders or developers who fail to achieve the target.

As per the decision, development authorities will have to construct 21000 homes for economically weaker sections, 7000 homes for lower income groups category, 8000 middle income groups and 4000 for large income group. The target for private developers for EWS and lower income group is 35903 and 36084 respectively. Developers aiming to build integrated townships will have to build 7880 EWS and 8114 LIG homes.