: Barrackpore Housing (Phase-II) :
Housing is one of the priority areas of KMDA's intervention. It has been estimated that the annual requirement of additional dwelling units in Kolkata Metropolitan Area is to the tune of 90,000 if the cumulative deficit as well as the new demand is to be met over a period of time. The private sector initiatives in housing arc not found to be adequate to meet the deficit and hence public sector efforts have to be continued along side. Moreover, the private sector housing efforts often cannot match the affordability of LIG and MIG categories of households who constitute a considerable proportion of KMA's population. It is, therefore, imperative on part of public sector agencies like KMDA to focus attention on housing provision for the different sections of households whose affordability is somewhat limited. KMDA's Barrackpore Housing (Phase-II) is a step in that direction. It needs to be mentioned that KMDA is also engaged in implementation of a number of housing schemes under the Government of India sponsored VAMBAY programme, whereby dwelling units are created for the economically weaker sections (EWS) including those categorized as BPL families Under the Phase-I of Barrackpore Housing project, KMDA completed construction of 768 fats, of which 240 were for the LIG category and 528 for MIG category. The total amount expended in Phase-I amounted to about Rs.1700 lacs. Almost all the flats in Phase-I have been allotted to the selected beneficiaries. Given tl1e success of Phase-l and also to address the social objective of providing affordable dwelling units to MIG and LIG households, KMDA has been prompted to take up this Phase-II of Barrackpore Housing.
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