The government’s allocation of double-bedroom houses to poor families in Gadwal has led to a major controversy. Many people are unhappy about the selection process and claim they were treated unfairly. The issue has been ongoing for nearly two years, and opposition leaders have also criticized the way beneficiaries were chosen.
Recently, authorities removed 84 names from the final list of 771 selected beneficiaries. Officials found that 72 of them had already received houses under the Indiramma housing scheme. Others were disqualified due to errors in their Aadhaar addresses or because multiple applications were submitted from the same family. However, the affected applicants argue that their documents had been verified twice before, so they do not understand why they were suddenly removed.
One of the affected individuals expressed frustration, saying, “We have been living in rented houses for years, and now our names have been removed unfairly. Even the government’s latest Indiramma housing scheme does not include us.”
The controversy began when the previous BRS government built 1,275 double-bedroom houses near Chaudarpally Dargah in Gadwal. In 2023, when the government invited applications, around 4,800 people applied. After careful verification, officials selected 771 beneficiaries through a lucky draw on April 15, 2023, in the presence of police. The remaining 504 houses were reserved for those who had lost their plots.
This issue is not just about the selection process but also about the land itself. The land where these houses were built was originally given to poor families in 2012 by former Congress MLA DK Aruna. However, when the BRS government decided to use the same land for the housing project, the original landowners strongly opposed it. Nearly 600 people lost their plots, leading to protests.
A resident named T. Lavanya from Telugupet questioned the fairness of the process, saying, “If we apply for a double-bedroom house, we are disqualified because we once applied for Indiramma houses, but we never received one. How is that fair?”
The controversy continues, with affected families demanding justice and clarity on the selection process.
