Odisha Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana: 30 lakh beneficiaries to get Rs 3000 & Rs 5000 each to repair houses

Bhubaneswar: In a historic decision, Odisha Cabinet on Tuesday decided to give money to the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana & Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana beneficiaries to repair their houses.

In his address after the State Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the State Cabinet has taken a historic decision to provide financial assistance to the poor people.

Odisha government is the first government in the country to take such decision, he added.

According to Patnaik, the State government would give Rs 3000 each to the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana and Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana beneficiaries to repair their houses.

Likewise, the poor and eligible people who were deprived of getting house under these schemes will also get Rs 5000 each to repair their houses, he said.

The Chief Minister further said that the State government would spend around Rs 1444 crore in this regard and the money will be disbursed to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

Important Cabinet decision on Housing for the poor announced by CM @Naveen_Odisha today

30 lakh beneficiaries to get Rs 3000 & Rs 5000 for house repair

State Govt to spend Rs 1444-crore pic.twitter.com/x6b9Vm2uo1

— Soumyajit Pattnaik (@soumyajitt) December 21, 2021