# Construct 5 lakh new houses for the rural poor

- ID: P02-A-04#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p02-a-04-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p02-a-04-1)
- Pillar: 2. Dignified Life and Social Security
- Section: A. People's Rights
- Manifesto page: 17
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

5 lakh new houses will be constructed and provided to the poor and underprivileged in rural areas.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside funds to construct 70,000 houses under the new Vetri Veedu Thittam housing scheme.

**So far:** Sanctioning of 70,000 houses at an estimated cost of Rs 3,500 crore

**Not yet seen:** The sanction seen covers 70,000 of the promised 5 lakh houses.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 65: The Government is launching a new State Housing Scheme named the 'Vetri Veedu Thittam' exclusively for Kutcha Hut dwelling families. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=65))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 65: In the first year, 70,000 houses will be sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs.3,500 crore under the Vetri Veedu Thittam scheme. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=65))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.