In view of an overwhelming response to the Sarbakhyama Yojana (amnesty scheme), which has been launched to regularise unapproved construction in the urban areas across the State, the Government has extended the deadline of the scheme further for 15 more days.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena informed this here on Tuesday.
Jena told reporters, “We have received a lot of applications (under the Sarbakhyama Yojana). Even though we had set February 5 as the last date for (implementation of scheme), applications are continuing to pour in. Hence, we decided to extend the last date for submitting the applications for 15 more days.”
Stating that the relaxation period would no more be extended, the Minister warned that legal action would be taken if unauthorised constructions are not regularised during the freshly mandated period.
Notably, the Government had launched the scheme in June 2018 to regularise the unapproved constructions by paying a specific fee along with submission of building construction plans and fire clearance certificates. Earlier in June last year, the Government had extended the deadline of the scheme for six months.