G.O. (Ms.) No. 133, Chief Minister's Green House Scheme 2020-21

What the government approved

The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department granted administrative sanction of Rs.499,22,70,000 for 20,000 houses under the Chief Minister's Green House Scheme for 2020-21.

The approved allocation consists of:

• 11,197 houses for Scheduled Castes and others, at Rs.2.10 lakh per house.
• 8,803 houses for Scheduled Tribes, at Rs.3 lakh per house.
• An additional Rs.90,000 per Scheduled Tribe beneficiary, provided from the Tribal Welfare budget.
• Merger of the earlier Rs.30,000 solar lighting amount with the civil construction cost.

Land and ownership requirements

The Chief Minister's Green House Scheme does not provide for land acquisition. It applies only where the beneficiary has an eligible house site.

Key land related conditions are:

• The beneficiary must have a patta for the house site.
• The site must measure at least 300 square feet.
• A house may replace the beneficiary's existing dwelling at the same location.
• Alternatively, it may be built on land owned by the beneficiary elsewhere within the Village Panchayat.
• Officials must confirm ownership and the availability of the required construction area before issuing the work order.

These requirements are important for owners because scheme approval does not create ownership rights or supply a new site.

House design and construction

Each house must have a total plinth area of 300 square feet. It must include a living room, bedroom, kitchen, toilet, verandah and rainwater harvesting provision.

Other construction conditions include:

• Beneficiaries must carry out the construction themselves.
• The approved standard design must normally be followed.
• Rooms may be shifted to another direction without changing the total plinth area.
• Construction payments must be credited directly to the beneficiary's bank account at basement, lintel, roof and completion stages.
• The scheme logo, beneficiary's name and year of construction must be displayed on the completed house.

Selection and additional support

Beneficiaries are selected from poor people living in the Village Panchayat. The final village list must be placed before the Grama Sabha for approval.

Each beneficiary is also eligible for the notified wage rate under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 90 person days used in construction. A further Rs.12,000 is provided for an individual household latrine. Between three and five fruit bearing tree saplings must be supplied and planted, depending on available space.