Odisha Writes To Centre To Sanction 1.84 Lakh PMAY-G Houses For Fani-Hit

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government has written to the Centre for sanction of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).

In a letter to Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Pratap Jena on Monday reiterated the demand for opening of Aawaas+ portal by the Centre for including over 6 lakh houses of Odisha under PMAY-G.

He urged Singh to sanction 1.84 lakh special PMAY-G houses as promised to Odisha in the aftermath of cyclonic storm Fani.

Referring to the previous correspondences made on the issue, Jena said the Prime Minister had reportedly assured Odisha government to allot PMAY-G (special) houses to the Fani-affected families during his visit in May 2019.

Criticising the Centre for showing favouritism, Jena stated that while the genuine demand of Odisha has not been paid heed to by the Ministry of Rural Development so far, synchronization of data from Karnataka state government MIS into Awaas+ was allowed on January 13.

“Ignoring the repeated requests from the state will not support the cause of Odisha and it will further deprive lakhs of tribal beneficiaries living in the scheduled areas of the state and deserving poor people belonging to KBK region and western parts of the state,” he said.

The Union Minister was requested to rectify this injustice being meted out to the State of Odisha and its people.

In December last year, the Chief Minister had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding sanction of the rural housing units under PMAY-G.