Former Maoist B. Krishnaveni, who has returned to mainstream society, has been sanctioned and given a newly constructed house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Urban 2.0 scheme in Nandyal town of Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district.
Nandyal district collector G. Rajakumari inaugurated the house at Nandamuri Nagar on Tuesday, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle. The housing assistance places Krishnaveni among eligible urban families identified for support under the government’s housing programme.
Speaking at the inauguration, Rajakumari said the government was implementing PMAY Urban 2.0 to fulfil the dream of owning a house for eligible poor families. She said the scheme was playing a crucial role in providing secure housing to urban families who did not own homes.
The case highlights the role of district administration in converting a housing entitlement into a completed dwelling for a beneficiary. While the report does not provide the sanctioned amount, construction cost, house size or the date on which the beneficiary was selected, it confirms that the house has been completed and formally inaugurated.
The collector also directed officials to coordinate their efforts so that benefits from various government welfare schemes reached all eligible beneficiaries. The instruction places the housing handover within a broader administrative effort to connect eligible residents with multiple welfare programmes.
PMAY Urban 2.0 is being implemented by the government to support eligible urban households that do not own houses, according to the collector’s statement cited in the report. The Nandyal handover therefore represents a local instance of the scheme’s stated objective: helping poor urban families secure ownership of a home.
The available information does not specify whether Krishnaveni received assistance through a particular component of PMAY Urban 2.0, nor does it detail the roles of the municipal and district-level agencies involved in construction. It also does not state how many other houses have been sanctioned or completed in Nandyal under the programme.
The next administrative focus, as outlined by the district collector, is coordination among officials to ensure that eligible beneficiaries receive the benefits of housing and other welfare schemes.
