Khammam, May 3 -- Telangana Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Sunday, May 3, announced that the second phase of the Indiramma housing scheme would be sanctioned by the end of this month, assuring that eligibility, and not political affiliation, would be the sole criterion for beneficiaries.

The minister was speaking at a Praja Darbar held at the Zilla Parishad High School in Kusumanchi in the Paleru constituency, where he received grievances directly from the public.

Ponguleti said the bulk of petitions received at such outreach camps pertained to Indiramma housing and blamed the previous government for the backlog. He said funds for house construction were being credited directly to beneficiaries' accounts every ...