‘Vasatimitra’ to be appointed to each hobli for effective implementation of housing schemes:Minister
Bengaluru, June 27: Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that in order to implement the housing schemes effectively in rural areas, the government was planning to appoint ‘Vasatimitra’ for each hobli.
Inaugurating a workshop on housing schemes organized by the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation at the Bharat Scouts and Guides Bhavan in the city on Wednesday, the Minister said that the beneficiaries of housing schemes were more in rural areas. But they would not have awareness on how to get the houses. In order to educate and assist them, the government has planned to appoint ‘Vasatimitras’ in hobli level, he said.
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In Bengaluru, the beneficiaries could apply online for housing schemes. It was planned to introduce the same method even in rural areas and the selected beneficiaries would be given first installment amount within a week of laying the foundation for the house, he added.
No new scheme
In the current year, there would be no new housing schemes from the department. Existing housing schemes would be implemented effectively. The policies being framed on housing schemes in the government level would not reach the taluk level and gram panchayat level on time. So, all the officials were directed to reach such policies to the taluk and gram panchayat levels at the earliest. The taluk panchayat presidents and officials would play a major role in reaching the schemes to the villages. The taluk panchayats should work as a link between the government and the gram panchayats, he said.
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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
