The State Government has so far provided houses to 475 slum dwellers in three districts, Cuttack, Jajpur and Khordha, under the Rajiv Awas Yojana during the last two years.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Puspendra Singh Deo informed this in the State Assembly in a written reply to a question of Congress MlA Chiranjib Biswal and additional questions of a host of other members.
“A total of Rs 260 crore had been allocated for construction of houses for slum dwellers during the last two years under the Rajiv Awas Yojana. On this, `74.50 crore has been utilised for 16 housing projects in four cities. A total of 475 beneficiaries have been provided houses so far,” the Minister said.
While 137 slum dwellers in Cuttack have got houses, 266 in Jajpur and 72 in Khordha have been provided houses, the Minister said.
The Union Government has targeted to complete the projects by March 2017. Other projects are under way and would be completed soon, the Minister said.
He informed that the scheme has not been implemented in Jagatsingpur district.