25,640 houses completed under PMAY in Nellore district

Nearly 89,577 houses have been sanctioned to the people in SPSR Nellore district under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and 25,640 houses have been completed so far, said Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy during the second DISHA (District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee) meeting, at Nellore Zilla Parishad office, on Tuesday.

Mr. Prabhakar Reddy addressed the meeting as the DISHA Committee Chairman. Along with him, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister (MA&UD) Ponguru Narayana, District Collector O. Anand, Nellore Municipal Corporation Commissioner Y.O. Nandan, Zilla Parishad Chairperson Anam Arunamma, MLC Balli Kalyan Chakravarthy and others participated in the meet.

The MP sought detailed information on various issues during the meeting and said that more than 7.21 lakh beneficiaries are receiving ration from 1,513 fair price shops in the district. He said that there are nine mega industrial projects and 33 large industries in the district, which provide employment to about 19,000 people.

“If there are any problems in the implementation of the schemes, we will immediately bring them to the attention of the Central government and steps will be taken to resolve the issues. The coalition government will provide the best support for the development of the district,” Mr. Prabhakar Reddy said.

“Of the total 31,231 soil tests, 29,714 samples have been collected so far. Drip irrigation sprinklers have been provided to over 5,700 farmers through the Andhra Pradesh Micro Irrigation Project. 24 projects have been undertaken under the Rural Infrastructure Fund at a cost of ₹30 crore. Infrastructure has been provided to 2,934 anganwadi centers in the district,” he added.