Biju Pucca Ghar row: Divergent data raise eyebrows

Bhubaneswar: Following the controversy over Odisha government’s claim of constructing 10 lakh houses under Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY) in past two years, the divergence between data announced by the CM Naveen Patnaik and the facts provided by the Panchayatiraj department has further raised eyebrows. Investigations conducted by OTV revealed that the Panchayatiraj department’s website […]

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Bhubaneswar: Following the controversy over Odisha government’s claim of constructing 10 lakh houses under Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY) in past two years, the divergence between data announced by the CM Naveen Patnaik and the facts provided by the Panchayatiraj department has further raised eyebrows.

Investigations conducted by OTV revealed that the Panchayatiraj department’s website shows that only 426 houses have been built by the government under BPGY. However, on the other hand, a press note released by the CM’s office in May 2016 claimed that 10 lakh houses have been built in the past 2 years under BPGY and they have been officially dedicated to the public.