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    New houses for plantation community on loan and grant basis

    November 12, 2015

    The Ministry of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development have planned to construct 1,877 new houses for plantation community through Plantation Human Development Trust on loan and grant basis, Cabinet Spokesperson Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said at the weekly Cabinet briefing held at the Government Information Department today (12).

    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.

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