Congress government?s double-bedroom housing audit puts over 30,000 families at risk of eviction

The Congress government in Telangana is quietly gearing up to cancel double-bedroom house allotments in and around Hyderabad, which could render over 30,000 poor families homeless. The same homes will be repaired and repainted to be sanctioned under the Indiramma Illu housing scheme.

The Housing Department conducted an occupancy verification survey in double-bedroom housing colonies built during the previous BRS regime across Greater Hyderabad. Of nearly 70,000 double-bedroom houses allotted before the 2023 Assembly elections, nearly 50 per cent of beneficiaries were allegedly not currently



residing in them. In Kollur alone, where 38,000 houses were allotted, 16,000 beneficiaries were reportedly found absent.

The government issued notices to non-occupant beneficiaries six months ago, followed by a second round three months later. But compliance remained poor as the underlying problem of distance from livelihoods remained unaddressed. Rather than resolving this structural gap, the government is now preparing a new rule restricting allotments to families living within 8 to 10 kilometres of the housing complex, effectively disqualifying thousands of legitimate beneficiaries.