Kerala Initiates 29 Housing Complexes under Life Mission

Under attack over allegations in connection with Life Mission projects, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that his government will not abandon any development project benefitting the people fearing charges. It has launched the construction work of 29 housing complexes as part of the Life Mission, the state government’s comprehensive housing security scheme. Pointing out that the Life project was launched to ensure that none was left homeless in the state, Vijayan said 2,26,518 houses have already been completed and there was good cooperation from the people. The local bodies have also done a good job in this connection. At present, the construction of housing for one and a half lakh people is in progress. The Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes department and the Fisheries department have also cooperated to complete the houses enabling the construction of houses for Rs 8,068 crores in the State. A total of 1,35,769 beneficiaries have been identified as eligible in the third phase of Life project, which aims to rehabilitate the landless homeless. Of them, houses for 1,765 families have been completed.