No landless in the State after 5 years: Odisha Revenue Minister

There would be no landless people left in Odisha after five years, said Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari on Monday. 

While replying to the queries of media persons, Minister Pujari said his government won’t stop after providing land pattas to the landless and homeless people. Rather, they would be provided a complete package like a pucca house under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, toilets under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, clean drinking water under Ghar Ghar Nal Ghar Ghar Jal programme, gas cylinders under Ujjwala Yojana and electricity. 

“The beneficiaries have been divided into three categories. We will provide land patta measuring four decimals to all the landless rural poor beneficiaries whose annual income is below Rs 1 lakh.  Those who are living on government land will be given four decimals of the same land, provided it shouldn’t be a disputed land. In case of a disputed one, they will be given four decimals of land at a nearby undisputed land,” said the Minister. 

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“Similarly, we have also started a programme to identify those poor landless people who are living in urban slums and give possession certificates to them. The possession certificate is being given by the Municipal Corporations. Our efforts are underway to put the Revenue Department’s seal on them,” he said. 

“We will also provide land patta to tribal people on Forest Land,” he added. 

He said the officials have been asked to conduct a proper survey and distribution of land patta has also been started. Some beneficiaries will get

Forest Land patta in Kalahandi on August 15, he added.  

Notably, Minister Pujari will hoist the Tricolour in Kalahandi on August 15.