Along with LIFE scheme, ensuring housing for the elderly is also a priority of the government, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said here on Sunday.
He was inaugurating Swapnakoodu, a housing project that will be jointly implemented by Kollam district panchayat and Kerala State Housing Board (KSHB), at Kottarakara municipal ground.
“Developing elderly-friendly housing has been envisaged in the State Budget. The aim is to fulfil the dream of senior citizen by providing them a roof over their heads. Coming to the LIFE project, four lakh houses were constructed in a period of seven-and-a-half years. The target is to take this to five lakh houses in the next two years,” said the Minister.
