Odisha Minister writes to Centre for sanction of PMAY-G homes

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Pratap Jena on Monday wrote a letter to Union Minister Giriraj Singh for sanction of homes beneath Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).
Referring to the earlier correspondences made on this concern, Jena urged Singh to sanction 1.84 lakh particular PMAY-G homes as promised to Odisha within the aftermath of cyclonic storm ‘Fani’-hit Odisha.
Notably, the Prime Minister had reportedly assured the Odisha authorities to allot PMAY-G (particular) homes to the Fani affected households throughout his go to in May 2019.
He additionally demanded opening of the Awaas+ window for a while to include names of eligible neglected households and synchronise the info of 6.65 lakh households within the State-run rural housing portal with the Awaas+.
While the real demand of Odisha has not been paid heed to by the Ministry of Rural Development up to now, synchronisation of knowledge from the Karnataka authorities MIS into Awaas+ was allowed on January 13, 2022, Jena identified.
“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 stated.
The Union Minister was requested to rectify this injustice being meted out to the State of Odisha and its individuals.
In December final yr, the Chief Minister had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding sanction of the agricultural housing models beneath PMAY-G.