Bhubaneswar: Around seven lakh beneficiaries in Odisha are set to receive pucca houses under two housing schemes at a special programme scheduled to be held in Balangir on November 14, Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said on Thursday.
Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Odisha to attend the programme, which will also be attended by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Naik said.
Of the seven lakh houses to be distributed, three lakh will be sanctioned under the state’s Antyodaya Gruha Yojana, while the remaining four lakh will be provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the minister said.
The initiative is expected to benefit a large number of rural families awaiting permanent housing and strengthen the state’s efforts to provide pucca houses to eligible households.
The programme will be held in Balangir in western Odisha, marking a major housing-related initiative by the state government.
