Satisfactory Progress in the India Assisted Programme of Constructing/Repairing Fifty Thousand Houses in Sri Lanka says Finance Minister P. Chidambaram

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..... Satisfactory Progress in the India Assisted Programme of Constructing/Repairing Fifty Thousand Houses in Sri Lanka says Finance Minister P. Chidambaram
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Dated:- 4-2-2014

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The Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram has issued following statement: "Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India has informed me that - (i) 10,250 houses were completed by 31.12.201 .....

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..... 3 under the India assisted programme of building houses for internally displaced persons in the northern Province of Sri Lanka; (ii) Another 27,750 houses will be constructed under the same scheme. T .....

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..... he funds are being released directly to the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries have received the installments in the accordance with the progress made by them in the construction of the houses; (iii) 5 .....

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..... ,000 houses are being repaired with the assistance of the Government of India; (iv) 6,000 houses would be constructed through an agency, out of which 4,000 houses will be built in the Central and Uva .....

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..... provinces of Sri Lanka as support for Indian-origin Tamils, primarily tea plantation workers. WAPCOS has been selected as the Project Management Consultant for this part of the project; (v) Earlier, .....

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..... 1000 houses were constructed as part of a pilot project and the work was completed in July, 2012. Thus, there is satisfactory progress in the India assisted programme of constructing/repairing 50,00 .....

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..... 0 houses."
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