He pointed out that 1,260 houses have already been completed and 617 houses are to be finalised. A house with an area of 550 square feet built in a 7 perch land is comprised of 02 bed rooms, living room, veranda, kitchen and an attached toilet.
The current amount allocated for a house is Rs. 515,000/-. Out of this sum Rs. 240,000/- is given as a grant and Rs. 275,000/- is given as a loan.
The proposal made by PalaniThigambaram, Minister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development to increase the above total amount as Rs. 650,000/- and the grant as Rs. 310,000/- and the loan amount as 340,000/-, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.