V Somanna, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, has been hailed as an unprecedented performer. Somanna has revived several projects that are halfway under the housing scheme. Somanna says their goal is to help the last person in society.
460 houses for refugees in Kodagu ...
Somanna's housing department has witnessed the extraordinary achievement of 460 houses handed over to homeless refugees who lost their lives by the landslide and flood.
Re-live the projects ...
“The previous Congress government had sanctioned the construction of about 19 lakh houses under various housing schemes including Aashraya, Basava, Devaraja Arasu and Ambedkar yojanas to campaign before the election. However, for this purpose, that government announce only Rs 2000 crore. But finally released Rs 1200 crore only. So the plans fell into place. Soon after coming to power, the BJP government has taken the decision to complete all the housing schemes of the previous government in order not to disturb the poor, ”Somanna explains.
Construction of 10 lakh houses ...
“Corrections in the department have been corrected and transparency has been accelerated. A number of new projects are now being undertaken. 10 lakhs of homes will be built in two years, ”Somanna said.
RERA Act ...
“The Central Government has enacted the RERA Act to look after the middle class home buyers in the real estate sector. The government is committed to fulfilling its aspirations.
Strengthen the Hosing Board...
“When I took over as Housing Minister, the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) was almost closing due to revenue loss. There was no financial strength in the board. But when I did a land audit on KHB, 9 thousand sites were discovered. We found that lot of sites are illegally occupied. We took drastic action. Corner auctions are being auctioned. It has already received about Rs 500 crore from KHB. New housing schemes are being taken up, '' Minister V Somanna explained.