As part of its move to convert all kuchha houses into pucca ones, the State Government on Friday decided to construct 5 lakh pucca houses under the Rural Housing Scheme during the current year.
“A total of 3,48,816 houses were constructed in 2014-15 and a target has been set to build 5 lakh houses during the current fiscal at a total expenditure of Rs3,200 crore,” informed an official release.
It informed that Panchayati Raj and law Minister Dr Arun Kumar Sahu chaired a review meeting where implementation aspect was finalized. It said field officers have been asked to distribute work orders by the last week of April. It also informed that required steps have been taken to complete the pending house projects during this year.
It was decided that all Palli Sabhas would be video-graphed In order to maintain transparency in the selection of beneficiaries. Among others, Panchayati Raj Secretary Deoranjan Kumar Singh and Special Project Director Bhanudas Jaweele were present.