Govt. decides to build 60,000 houses under CM Housing Scheme: UT Khader
22000 houses for north Karnataka
Bengaluru, August 06: Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader said that the government has decided to construct 60,000 houses in the state under the Chief Minister's Housing Scheme and among them, 22000 houses would be reserved for north Karnataka.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, the Minister said that Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy would launch the drive of constructing the houses at Hubballi on August 12 at 4pm. Among those houses, 22000 houses would be constructed in North Karnataka for which tender process was over and the construction work would complete within eight months, he said.
Each house would cost Rs 4.50 lakh. The central government would fund 30 per cent, while state government share was 40 per cent and 20 per cent would be taken as bank loan and the beneficiary has to bear the remaining 10 per cent of the cost. Under this scheme, the beneficiary would get 50 per cent subsidy. For SC/ST categories, the central government would give Rs 1.50 lakh and state government would give Rs 2 lakh subsidy. However, the general category beneficiaries would get Rs 1.50 lakh from the centre and Rs 1.20 lakh subsidy from the state government, the Minister said.
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Paper leak mafia thriving under BJP's double-engine governments: Bhagwant Mann
Shimla (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed the Centre over the alleged NEET paper leak and said that such incidents are surfacing in regions governed by the BJP's 'double-engine' and 'triple-engine' governments.
He said the leak and cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance test (NEET) 2026 examination is a major failure on the part of the Union government.
"This is not the first time that a paper leak has happened. Such incidents have surfaced in 2017, 2021, 2024, and now even in 2026 and every time, a CBI inquiry is initiated, arrests are made, yet after a short while, the accused are released on bail," he said.
Mann, who arrived at the Dharamshala Cricket Stadium to boost the morale of the Punjab Kings team ahead of their upcoming IPL match, told the media that lakhs of students toil day and night, harbouring dreams of transforming their families' fortunes, but when exams are cancelled due to paper leaks, these students are left heartbroken.
The NEET 2026 paper held on May 3 was cancelled on May 12 after reports of a paper leak in Rajasthan.
He said that the paper leak mafia is predominantly surfacing in regions governed by the BJP's 'double-engine' and 'triple-engine' governments. "Paper leaked, dreams shattered, the country's administrative system is unable to conduct even a single examination properly", he added.
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mann said that while Modi imposes various restrictions on the public, he himself continues to embark on foreign tours.
He asserted that the public deserves to know the country's true economic situation.
"The prime minister must disclose the current status of the country's oil reserves, the extent of our gold reserves, and fundamentally why restrictions are being imposed on every single commodity", he said.
No other nation has imposed such restrictions and the ongoing war is being used as a pretext, even though the country's economy is already in a precarious state, Mann added.
Regarding the ongoing campaign against drugs in Punjab, Mann said that the state government is continuously taking action against drug traffickers and asserted that a large number of traffickers are being sent to jail and that Punjab will soon move towards becoming drug-free.
Speaking about the upcoming IPL match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians to be held in Dharamshala, Mann said that he also holds the portfolio of Punjab's sports minister and has arrived in Dharamshala to cheer the team.
