By G. Rajendra Kumar; The Hans India
During
1977, a severe cyclonic storm hit two coastal districts and several people
became shelter less. To rehabilitate such victims, during 1979 Government
formulated the Housing Corporation. It was decided to construct only pucca
houses
Objectives
• To establish an exclusive organization, TSHCL ,topersue on
the following objectives:
•
To formulate, promote and execute Housing Schemes for the benefit of
people in general and particularly the Weaker Sections or persons living in
Rural and Urban areas and to those who are affected or likely to be affected by
natural calamities such as Cyclone and Tidal Waves.
•
To undertake or regulate construction of houses and create or cause to be
created other infrastructural facilities for the said housing scheme.
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To take up research and development activities in the field of
construction and material management and to associate and collaborate with
Government, individuals, organizations and associations how in the field of
building construction, land development, environmental improvement and such
other activities as are useful healthy commodities.
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Mobilizes loans from various Financial Institutions for implementation of
Housing Programme.
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Plays the role of facilitator in the construction of houses by providing
technical and financial assistance.
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Propagates Cost Effective and Eco-Friendly Construction (CEEF) materials
and technologies in construction of houses.
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Imparts training for skillupgradation through Nirmithi Kendras.
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Encouragesinsitu production of alternative construction materials.
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Recovers loans from beneficiaries in monthly installments by motivation.
Vision
• saturation approach - No poor household left without a
pucca house.
Mission
• People’s participation is key.
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Motivation of beneficiaries is focus area.
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Execution, payment and monitoring done through:
E-Governance
system that
•
Facilitates making payment.
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Internet banking system.
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Monitors house-wise progress
.
• Follows up complaints.
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Disbursement only through individual accounts (Bank & Post Offices).
•
No middlemen in disbursement.
Certificate
of Appreciation for Housing Online Monitoring and e-Governance System developed
by Centre for Good Governance [Category e-Governance] For being a finalist in
manthan award for South Asia 2009
Initiatives
in Housing Programmes
•
Unit Cost of Rural Permanent House (RPH) is enhanced to Rs. 45,000/- and Urban
Permanent House (UPH) to Rs. 55,000/- in May 2011.
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For SC/STs, additional loan of Rs. 20,000/- in Rural and Rs. 30,000/- in
Urban areas, over and above the unit cost is being given.
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Additional loan of Rs. 15,000/- for Weaver Worksheds is being provided.
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Unit Cost of Rs. 98,000/- (Rs. 53,000 + Rs. 45,000) for Project Displaced
Families (R&R). For SC/STs, additional Rs.20,000/- is being given.
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Supply of cement at low price to all housing beneficiaries.
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Electricity and Water Supply in layouts are being provided from the
housing budget.
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Total monitoring of progress through online system.
Achievements
(105.82)
lakh houses are completed for Weaker Sections, since inception of the
programme, up to 31.03.2012.
During
the year 2006-07, Government have launched Integrated Novel Development in
Rural Areas and Model Municipal Areas (INDIRAMMA), and housing is one of the
important area of development. Under INDIRAMMA housing, (40.60) lakh houses are
completed up to 31.03.2012, which are part of the 105.82 lakh hoses.
Rs.
15550.92 Crores transferred to people using E-Governance System, up to
31.03.2012.
Reforms
in Implementation from Now onwards
MHO
system and payments through VOs were abolished. Beneficiary payments only
through individual Bank accounts.Issue of payslips and cement slips to
beneficiaries.
New
Payment System
Direct
transfer into beneficiary account through CBS of banks. Time Schedule for
payments within 7 to 10 days.
Transparency
in Implementation
•
Eligible list of applications during Rachabanda – I (Jan – Feb’11) is
displayed in website.
• Ineligible beneficiaries recovery database is displayed.
• Toll Free No 1100 to receive the complaints.
• Special Officers were appointed to enquire into the
complaints.
• State Monitoring Unit (SMU) – An independent unit to deal
with vigilance cases and complaints.
Urban
Housing
AP
State Housing Corporation Ltd (APSHCL) is a Government of Andhra Pradesh agency
for construction of houses to the Rural and Urban poor in the State. Currently
agency is responsible for implementation of various housing programme initiated
by State Government aimed at construction of Pucca houses to Rural/Urban poor
to ensure that all the houseless families in the State are provided with Pucca
houses.
In
order to achieve this objective, APSHCL has taken up the housing program in a
massive way by constructing housing colonies & multistoried buildings in
urban areas. The AP Government gives subsidy & loan and arranges loan
facility from the banks towards unit cost of the house. The APSHCL will take
Administrative Sanctions from the Government and award these works to the
eligible contractors.
APSHCL
proposed to have an e-solution for effective planning, tracking and monitoring
of the urban housing program. Accordingly CGG developed and deployed an
e-solution “Urban Housing for Contract Based Works” to the requirements of the
department.
Urban
housing for contract based works
The e-solution facilitates
• Centralized database for effective planning, tracking, monitoring and
evaluation of work program.
• Generation of Pay Release Order (PRO) against bills.
• Speedy and transparent manner of release of funds ( HO Division office)
through Corporate Internet Banking (CIB)
• Ensures timely payment to the Executing Agencies/Contractors.
• Decision Support System (DSS) at various levels in the department.
Block
in a colony is considered as a unit and the parameters are captured against a
block. The e-solution has following forms in order to capture the relevant data
and the functionality of these forms is as follows.
1.
Schemes: Name of the scheme i.e., Indiramma,G+ Ph-I, IHSDP G+ Ph-II
etc
2.
Unit cost/APSHCL Component: Unit cost of house and APSHCL components like
Subsidy & Loan amounts, Bank loan amounts and beneficiary contribution
amounts etc.
3.
Banks: Name of the banks for bank loan payments and beneficiary
contributions.
4.
SC/ST Bank Loan Payment: In the selected municipalities in a district,
the Bank Loan contribution will be paid by the Government.
5.
Colony/Block/Sanctions It has five sub forms i.e., Colony,
Admin.Sanction, Tech.Sanction, Block & Execution.
6.
Technical sanction for the colony
7.
No. of block in the colony and their pattern ( G+2, G+3 etc)
8.
Details of the contractor 6. Beneficiaries & Bank Loans:
It
has three sub forms i.e., Beneficiaries, Bank Loan Applications and Bank loan sanctions.
a.
Beneficiaries in a block
b. Applications for Bank loans
c. Bank loans sanctioned
Beneficiary Payments & Releases:
It
has four sub forms i.e., Beneficiary contributions, Bank loan releases, Other
grants and Total Receipts.
a. Beneficiary contribution payments
b. Bank loans releases for the beneficiaries
c. Other grant released if any
d. Total Receipts i.e., amount received through Beneficiary contributions, bank
loan releases and other grants.
PRO
Confirmation: Verify and confirm the PRO by Division office before forwarding
to the head office for release of payment.
Funds Transfer: Based
on PRO confirmation, system generates consolidated statement of funds transfer
(bank/ office wise) which enables the HO to arrange for transfer of funds to
the respective division office bank accounts.
3nos Female ( house Rent 3500/-)Sir i am physical handicap 47% i think i am Eligible Please help me sir