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25 August 2026

Indiramma Housing towers in Hyderabad

The topic serves as a practical example of state-level urban housing welfare schemes and the use of e-governance for transparency in beneficiary selection, though it is too localized for a direct UPSC question.

1 min read Day 2 of 2 1 questions 1 prelims

Notes

  • Telangana Housing Board has digitized the location data for Indiramma Housing towers within the Outer Ring Road (ORR) region of Hyderabad.
  • The portal provides details including Assembly constituency, landmark, survey number, and the number of proposed flats.
  • The first notification covers 18 locations across 16 Assembly constituencies.
  • The project aims to provide 7,340 affordable flats (reduced from an initial 7,680 due to building height restrictions in Secunderabad Cantonment).
  • The application process for these flats concluded with 60,720 applications received.
  • Beneficiary selection is scheduled to be conducted via a lottery system starting August 27, with a pace of four constituencies per day.

Part of a longer story

This is day 2 of 2 in Telangana Indiramma Housing Scheme Implementation, which has been running since 21 July 2026. Reading it whole is usually worth more than reading today alone — the exam asks how something developed.

Questions

  1. Discuss the role of e-governance in enhancing transparency and public accountability in the implementation of urban affordable housing schemes in India. 150 words
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Prelims

  1. With reference to the Indiramma Housing project in Hyderabad, which of the following statements is correct?

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