At least 5,100 houses are being constructed in the capital city of Bhubaneswar under the Urban Housing Mission for the economically backward classes.
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Krishan Kumar told mediapersons that the beneficiaries are selected on the recommendation of the societies formed at the slum levels.
Dr Kumar said as many as 5,100 houses are being constructed in three clusters for the urban poor. Each beneficiary will bear `1.5 lakh cost while the rest shall be borne by the State Government.
Chief Secretary AP Padhi also directed the officials at a review meeting here to prepare the beneficiaries list based on authenticated documents and stick to the deadlines of constructions of the projects.
The beneficiaries are being seeded to banks also, he added. The meeting reviewed three projects at Chandrasekharpur, Sahid Nagar and in the Nilamadhab slums in Chandrasekharpur areas.
While construction of 2,600 houses is being taken up in the Chandrasekharpur Mouza, 1,300 houses are being planned in Sahid Nagar and 1,200 in Nilamadhab slum under PPP mode, Dr Kumar said.
The bidding process has been finalized and the credentials of the bidders verified, he added.