Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday directed the Revenue Department to provide homestead land to 86,000 landless persons by August 25.
He issued the direction while reviewing performance of the department at the State Secretariat here,
It was revealed that while 1.38 lakh landless persons have been identified so far, homestead lands have been provided to 52 lakh beneficiaries now
The Revenue Department collected a total of 2,771 crore as stamp duty in 2015-16, which is 88 per cent more than the previous year.
Similarly, the department has formed a land bank of 72,000 acres of land for establishment of industries across the State.
The Chief Minister directed to start the e-stamp system to provide better services to people.
It was also revealed that construction of houses for Phailin-affected families in Ganjam and Khordha districts are going on in full swing and 17,063 beneficiaries will get pucca housed by December-end.
later, the Chief Minister reviewed the performance of the Cooperation Department. It was informed that the State Government has set a target to construct 472 cold storages in various parts of the State by 2017.