Hyderabad: Telangana’s plan to take Indiramma Towers beyond Hyderabad has moved from an announcement covering four cities to a later order for 2,400 flats across five locations. The newer plan names Nizamabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar, with 480 flats proposed at each location and an estimated cost of Rs 204 crore.
The change follows Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy’s November 4 announcement that towers would be built in Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Nalgonda and Warangal. The later order, identified as GO Rt No. 579, lists five locations. It adds Hanamkonda and Mahabubnagar to that list, while Karimnagar is not named in the newer phase described.
The two lists should not be merged into a six-city sanctioned programme. The earlier statement and later order describe different stages of the expansion. The available material does not establish whether Karimnagar will be covered through a separate decision.
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Five More Locations for Indiramma: Cost and Building Format
The later plan provides for ground-plus-five-floor buildings, commonly called G+5 towers. Each of the five locations is to receive 480 flats. The total construction estimate is Rs 204 crore, with a stated construction cost of Rs 8.5 lakh per unit.
The phase is aimed at eligible economically weaker section and low-income group families. The plan provides for a subsidy of Rs 5 lakh per unit, with the beneficiary contribution put at up to Rs 3.5 lakh. These are the reported terms of this expansion, not a universal price for every Indiramma housing unit.
The revised location breakdown is:
| Location In Later Order | Proposed Flats | Building Format |
| Nizamabad | 480 | G+5 |
| Warangal | 480 | G+5 |
| Hanamkonda | 480 | G+5 |
| Nalgonda | 480 | G+5 |
| Mahabubnagar | 480 | G+5 |
| Total | 2,400 | Five-location phase |
The later order assigns the Housing Board responsibility for eligibility, application scrutiny and the lottery process. District collectors and municipal officials are to handle site identification and land allocation.
This division of work is important. Approving a unit count and budget does not mean every site has already been selected or every construction contract awarded. Land identification is one of the tasks that must be completed before the planned buildings can take shape.
The available details do not set out a city-wise application calendar or a common completion date. Applicants should not assume that the announcement itself opens registration. The Housing Board’s notified process will determine when and how eligible households can apply.
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Hyderabad Model Forms Basis for Urban Expansion of Indiramma
The minister said the new towers would follow the approach being used in Hyderabad’s Core Urban Region, or CURE. The aim is to provide flats for low-income households in urban areas, rather than rely only on individual houses.
At the November 4 press conference, he was joined by IT Minister and Rangareddy district in-charge minister D Sridhar Babu. The announcement placed the tower plan within the state’s broader housing programme.
The government has also spoken of building one lakh low-income group flats in Greater Hyderabad and the CURE area. That wider target is separate from the 2,400 flats in the five-location order. The two figures should not be presented as the same project or phase.
The newer expansion provides a clearer basis for tracking this phase:
- Five named locations
- A total of 2,400 flats
- G+5 construction
- A Rs 204 crore estimate
- Separate duties for the Housing Board and local authorities
The minister’s earlier four-city announcement did not provide all these details. The later order is therefore the more specific basis for the current phase. It does not, however, provide every local implementation detail needed by an applicant or contractor.
The change also illustrates why the latest order matters more than a broad city list in an initial announcement. Until sites, schedules and application terms are notified, households still need to wait for the formal process rather than rely on general assurances.
Wider Housing Figures Refer to Different Stages of Work
The tower expansion comes as Telangana pushes ahead with its broader Indiramma housing scheme. At the November press conference, the minister said 4.5 lakh houses had been sanctioned in the first phase. Housewarming ceremonies had been completed for 2,21,500 homes, while another 1.9 lakh were at different stages of construction.
Those figures describe different stages. The full first-phase sanction should not be reported as a count of completed homes. Some accounts of the announcement used inconsistent wording on that point; the detailed breakdown distinguishes sanctions, housewarmings and ongoing construction.
An additional 2.5 lakh houses had been sanctioned in the second phase, the minister said. The government also said its housing programme would cover urban areas, rural settlements and remote tribal habitations, including Thandas.
Officials and elected representatives were asked to join Deepavali events at completed Indiramma homes. Those celebrations relate to houses already handed over or occupied. They do not mark completion of the newly announced tower phase.
For prospective beneficiaries in the five newer locations, the immediate milestones are land allocation, application rules and selection. The Rs 204 crore plan sets a defined scale for expansion, but its progress will now depend on those steps leading to construction and eventual handover.
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