The State Government on Monday expressed its dissatisfaction over the Union Government’s delay in sanctioning the projects under the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY).
In order to accomplish the Union Government’s mission for a slum free India by 2020, the scheme was started. However, several project proposals in respect three districts – Jeypur, Jharsuguda and Baleswar are yet to be cleared in the second phase, said official sources.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who reviewed the progress of the scheme expressed his dissatisfaction over the Central neglect in approving the projects.
Even the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) with financial involvement sent to the Union Government in respect of slums in Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Brahmapur
and Puri were pending for the approval of the Union Government for a long time.
He urged the Urban Development authorities to take up with the Center for early approval to help initiate the slum improvement initiatives.
In the first phase, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Brahmapur, Puri, Rourkela and Sambalpur towns were included under the scheme. The State Government had proposed the Center for inclusion of Baleswar, Jeypur, Jharsuguda and Jajpur including Jajpur Road in the first phase, sources said.
Sources further said that it was decided at the meeting to take steps for reserving at least 20 per cent of land for the poor people in urban residential areas,
construction of transit houses and provision of rental houses for the urban poor.