Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Union Rural Development minister Narendra Singh Tomar ordered the Chief Controller of Accounts to send an internal audit team to Odisha to probe the alleged irregularities in allotment of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) in Mahanga of Cuttack district Replying to a letter from Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who […]
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 […]
Bhubaneswar: Taking strong note of the discrepancies in the list for Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY), the Odisha government has extended the last date for submission of the final list to August 20. The Housing and Urban Development Department recently issued a letter in this regard to all Collectors. […]
The Odisha government has decided to relax the norms for issue of ration cards under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) Order for the beneficiaries covered under Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
Bhubaneswar: Even as the Central government headed by the BJP today complimented the State government for the successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the party’s state unit has pilloried the state government dubbing it ‘inactive and inefficient’. Additional secretary, Union Ministry of Rural Development, Amarjit Sinha, […]
By all accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went farther in his criticism of the Naveen Patnaik government at the two back to back public meetings in Talcher and Jharsuguda on Saturday than he has done since coming to power in May, 2014. The rally in Jharsuguda, in particular, was significant because it marked the first […]
Bhubaneswar: Days after allegations on rampant corruption in the implementation of several toilet projects in Odisha surfaced, former MP Baijayant Panda today, has written about allegations on irregularities in the State’s housing scheme. He claimed to have reported the matter to the state government and demanded a vigilance enquiry during his term as an MP […]
The Opposition parties in Odisha raised questions over the implementation of various housing schemes in the State after the government claimed that lakhs of people were evacuated from kutcha houses to safer places ahead of cyclone Yaas.
New Delhi: With only 39 per cent of the homes sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana built so far, completion of affordable housing projects under the PMAY has been slow, according to an Anarock report on Sunday. “Progress under the PMAY has been slow. As of now, we’re not looking at realistic completion of the […]
New Delhi: Nearly two crore houses will be built in the villages under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in the next three years, President Ram Nath Kovind said Thursday. Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, the President said women are being given priority in the registration of houses being built under the […]
Bhubaneswar: State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gave a mixed reaction to the Union Budget 2019-20 which was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Friday. Patnaik welcomed the medium to long-term vision of the Union government while he expressed concern over some issues. “The Union Budget 2019-20 speaks of medium to long-term […]
Bhubaneswar: A day before the scheduled foundation laying of 4 lakh houses by CM Naveen Patnaik, the Odisha BJP today criticised the move citing that the state government is trying to hijack the funds provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and portray it as State’s rural housing scheme. Prior to the elections, Naveen […]
Bhubaneswar: Continuing its tirade against the alleged hijacking of the Centre’s flagship schemes, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today launched massive protests outside block and municipality offices across Odisha reiterating that the state government is trying to usurp the funds provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and portray it as State’s Awas Yojana/Biju […]
Bhubaneswar: Many leaders, MLAs and workers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today staged a protest in front of Raj Bhavan accusing the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of hijacking the flagship schemes of the Centre in Odisha. The national party has alleged that BJD has hijacked Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), and undemocratically changed the […]
Bhubaneswar: BJP in a press conference today levelled serious charges of corruption in implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Odisha. BJP spokesperson Golak Mohapatra and partly leader Sarada Pradhan alleged that there are widespread irregularities in identification of beneficiaries in the Central Government’s flagship PMAY. As per their allegations no less than […]
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