A review of the rural housing schemes taken by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi and Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan with the district Collectors through videoconferencing from the Secretariat on Friday has revealed that 6 lakh units of rural housing project during 2015-16 were completed in the State.
Padhi directed the Collectors to disburse first installment of all Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PAMY) houses to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts within December 15 so that the current working season can be fully utilised for completion of the houses. The Collectors were also directed to expedite disbursement of funds under Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana and Nirman Sramik Pucca Ghar Yojna within a week. Padhi further directed to complete all the incomplete houses by end of January next.
Available data shows that the sanction for the rural housing units under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana ( PAMY), Biju Pucca Ghar Yojaja (BPGY) and Nirman Sramik Pucca Ghar Yojana have been enhanced to Rs 1,30,000 and Rs 1,20,000 in IAP and non-IAP districts respectively from this year. Earlier sanction amount per house unit was Rs 75,000 for IAP districts and Rs 75,000 for non-IAP districts.
Panchyati Raj Secretary Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh mentioned that out of 6 lakh houses completed last year, around 4 lakh were completed by December 8, 2015. During the current year, the revised guideline from the Government of India was received late on November 20 for which many projects could not be started early. As of now, 1.37 lakh houses have been completed. Apart from that around 3.77 lakh houses have been taken up for construction during the current year.
Chief Secretary Padhi directed the department of Panchayati Raj along with the Collectors to complete these houses between March 2017 and May, 2017.
Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan advised that the District level Appellate Committees should quickly resolve the grievance relating to implementation of rural housing schemes. It was decided that Rs 500 incentive would be given for completion of each house within four months of the issue of work order and release of first installment. The incentive for completion within 4 to 6 months would be Rs 300 and for completion between 6-12 months would be Rs 100 for each house.