The state government has entered into an agreement with distributors of construction materials to provide materials at a subsidised cost to the beneficiaries of Life Mission (LM) housing scheme.
As per the agreement signed with companies dealing with materials, including paint, sanitary ware, water tank, steel, cement, electrical items, pipe fittings and tiles, the beneficiaries of the scheme will be able to buy them at a subsidised rate of up to 60%. It would mean a discount of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh to each beneficiary.
The discount will be made available for houses being constructed under the second phase of the Life Mission covering people without homes but who own sufficient land, said a statement issued here on Wednesday.
Life Mission CEO U V Jose signed the agreement with 15 companies, including Sera, Nerolac, Asian Paints, Malabar Cements, Legrand, V-Guard, Wipro, Hicount and Star Plastics, in the presence of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and industries minister A C Moideen.
For the discount, people need to produce before the agencies documents to prove that they are Life Mission beneficiaries.