Foundation plans 5,000 free homes in two Telangana constituencies
TANLA Foundation founder Uday Kumar Reddy plans to fund 5,000 homes for low-income residents in Telangana’s Sathupalli and Aswaraopeta constituencies at an estimated cost of ₹300 crore. The State government must provide house sites, while district officials have been asked to identify eligible beneficiaries.
The TANLA Foundation plans to build 5,000 houses free of cost for poor people in Telangana’s Sathupalli and Aswaraopeta Assembly constituencies, at an estimated cost of ₹300 crore. Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced the initiative during a visit to a rural health centre and pathological laboratory run by the foundation at Bethupalli Gangaram village in Sathupalli mandal. According to a government press release, foundation founder Uday Kumar Reddy will finance the construction through his personal funds.
The plan depends on the State government allotting house sites to eligible residents in the two constituencies, which were previously part of Khammam district. Mr Reddy welcomed the foundation’s involvement, saying charitable organisations could work with the government to help poor people obtain homes. The source material did not give details of the proposed house designs, construction schedule or selection criteria beyond the requirement that beneficiaries be eligible.
The minister said a Bhoomi Puja, or groundbreaking ceremony, would be held on Dasara. He directed the Collectors of Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts to identify eligible beneficiaries and complete the process of allotting house sites. Sathupalli MLA Matta Ragamayee and Aswaraopeta MLA Jare Adinarayana attended the visit, along with Mr Uday Kumar Reddy and others.
The announcement places responsibility for two separate stages of the project with different parties: the foundation is to provide the construction funding, while the State administration is to identify beneficiaries and make land available. The source did not state when construction would begin after the groundbreaking ceremony or when the houses would be completed.
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