The Telangana government has approved the Hyderabad auto driver housing scheme, clearing 2,000 economically weaker section flats for eligible autorickshaw workers across four locations in and around the city. The flats will be developed under the new ‘Autonagar Colony’ scheme and reserved exclusively for autorickshaw workers.
According to a government order issued to the Telangana Housing Board, 500 flats each will be provided at Bandlaguda’s LIG Colony in Nagole, Gandamguda, Petbasheerabad and Jalpally. The order directs the Housing Board to implement the scheme using the guidelines applicable to the ‘Indiramma Indlu’ Towers programme.
Those guidelines will govern beneficiary eligibility, financial assistance, reservations, selection and allotment procedures. The available details do not specify the final income threshold, the amount of assistance, the application schedule or the expected date of possession.
The exclusive reservation for autorickshaw workers makes the scheme distinct from a general affordable housing allocation. Autorickshaw drivers are an important part of Hyderabad’s last-mile transport network, connecting residential neighbourhoods, markets and transit points. The housing decision links that urban livelihood group to a targeted public housing intervention rather than treating the flats as an open-category allotment.
The four locations also indicate that the project will be distributed across multiple parts of the metropolitan area. Bandlaguda in Nagole, Gandamguda, Petbasheerabad and Jalpally are expected to form the physical base of the 2,000-home allocation, although the government order details available in the report do not provide information on construction status, built-up area, amenities or transport connectivity at the sites.
The approval places responsibility for implementation with the Housing Board. Its next steps will include applying the Indiramma Indlu Towers eligibility and allotment framework, identifying eligible autorickshaw workers and processing financial assistance and reservations. Autorickshaw workers’ unions welcomed the decision. Sathi Reddy, a Joint Action Committee member, thanked the Chief Minister and the transport minister for supporting auto drivers.
