CITY BEAUTIFICATION:JNNURM

A total amount of Rs 106 crore has been sanctioned by the Central government for developments of slums in and around Durgapur,this has been granted on account of city's gradual making itself into a metropolis.Urbanisation is on track for Durgapur so the city needs to wear a clean and dressed look and in this context Rs 12 crore will be spent to build low cost houses for the poor and the destitutes in and around the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute(CMERI) township.The land that will be recovered will be used to build markets,lounges,clubs along with housing with proper roads and drainage system and then these will be sold to MIG & HIG consumers.Each low cost house comes at a cost of Rs 1lac 86 thousand of which 80% has been borne by the government and 20% has to covered by the consumers.The consumers will be provided loan facility.Already 500 such homes have been distributed among slum dwellers in different parts of the city.