A total of 213 sanitation workers in Pandharpur are set to receive 600 sq ft homes as part of the revised Pandharpur pilgrimage site development plan, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar informed the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

The revised plan includes the construction of 13 residential buildings comprising 213 housing units. Of these, 12 buildings will be four-storeyed while one will be five-storeyed. Additionally, 24 commercial shops will be built on the ground floors of seven roadside buildings, Pawar said, responding to a calling attention motion raised by MLA Hemant Rasane.

The Deputy CM stated that suggestions from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other public representatives were incorporated into the plan. A budget of Rs 55.61 crore has been proposed for the initiative, which aims to provide long-awaited housing relief to the city’s sanitation workers.