As many as 48,82,861 families are still living in kutcha houses in rural areas across the State, informed Panchayati Raj Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MlA Bhujabal Majhi on Tuesday.
The Minister stated that the State Government has targeted to provide pucca houses to 62,345 households under the Mo Kudia/Biju Pucca Ghar schemes during the current year. A total of 2,62,680 houses have been provided houses under these two schemes by 2015-16. While 1,23,335 houses provided houses under Mo Kudia Yojana, 1,39,345 given under the Biju Pucca Ghar schem, he said.
The highest 4,09,476 families are living in kutcha houses in Mayurbhan district while 36,403 households living in such houses in Deogarh district, according to the information.