The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has announced to develop 9,980 residential apartments   for the weaker sections of the city. These apartments will be developed at 29 places in various parts of the city in near future.

The AMC will construct 5092 houses for Economic Weaker Sections (EWS) and 4887 houses for Low-Income Group (LIG) segment.  These housing schemes will launched in different places including Vejalpur, Nikol, Chandkheda, Chandlodia, Thaltej, Kali, Kankaria and Shahibag among other areas. Land reserved for this housing project in approved town planning proposals, the civic body will also use 20 pc from the closed mills for these housing projects.

To qualify for a EWS house which is spread over 28 sq meters, the annual income of the family should be less than Rs one lakh. These residential projects will be given to the beneficiary for Rs three lakh a piece. The applicant will be required to pay Rs 8500 at the time of applying.

For the LIG scheme houses which have a total area of 45 sq mt, the income of the family should be between Rs one lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh. The LIG houses will be cost Rs 10.50 lakh and Rs 11.50 lakh. The applicant will be required to pay Rs 20,000 with the application for the attotmnet.

A recipient of the house under the proposal will not be allowed to sell or give his unit on rent for seven years. The person who is allotted the house will be required to pay a minimum 20 pc of the cost and the rest will be payable in 10 installments.