CM distributes 1444 crore housing repair assistance

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched the distribution of house repair assistance of Rs 3,000 to the beneficiaries of rural housing schemes.
As part of the initiative, financial assistance of Rs 1,444 crore has been released to the accounts of nearly 31 lakh pucca house beneficiaries, official sources said.
In accordance with a cabinet decision taken on December 21, the state government would also provide Rs 5,000 to each identified eligible beneficiary not provided with a pucca house for repair of their own dwellings.
Odisha is the only state to have distributed such house repair assistance to the pucca house beneficiaries. The money has been released to the accounts of the beneficiaries around 15 days after approval of the state cabinet, said the chief minister.
Naveen said several people in 14 coastal areas whose houses were damaged during Cyclone Fani are waiting to get a pucca house under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). Similarly, many families in the southern and western tribal districts are also waiting to get a house under the central scheme.
“I have been drawing the Centre’s attention in this regard. The eligible beneficiaries who are not provided with pucca houses will be provided with financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to repair their own houses. The account details of such people are being collected. We will soon transfer the amount to their accounts,” said Naveen.
Around 12.25 lakh identified beneficiaries in the state are waiting to get a pucca house under the Centre’s scheme, the official sources said.
Senior BJP leader Golak Mohapatra said the move is aimed at publicity of the BJD government and to mislead poor people.
Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched the distribution of house repair assistance of Rs 3,000 to the beneficiaries of rural housing schemes.
As part of the initiative, financial assistance of Rs 1,444 crore has been released to the accounts of nearly 31 lakh pucca house beneficiaries, official sources said.
In accordance with a cabinet decision taken on December 21, the state government would also provide Rs 5,000 to each identified eligible beneficiary not provided with a pucca house for repair of their own dwellings.
Odisha is the only state to have distributed such house repair assistance to the pucca house beneficiaries. The money has been released to the accounts of the beneficiaries around 15 days after approval of the state cabinet, said the chief minister.
Naveen said several people in 14 coastal areas whose houses were damaged during Cyclone Fani are waiting to get a pucca house under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). Similarly, many families in the southern and western tribal districts are also waiting to get a house under the central scheme.
“I have been drawing the Centre’s attention in this regard. The eligible beneficiaries who are not provided with pucca houses will be provided with financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to repair their own houses. The account details of such people are being collected. We will soon transfer the amount to their accounts,” said Naveen.
Around 12.25 lakh identified beneficiaries in the state are waiting to get a pucca house under the Centre’s scheme, the official sources said.
Senior BJP leader Golak Mohapatra said the move is aimed at publicity of the BJD government and to mislead poor people.
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