Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Tuesday a financial assistance of Rs 3000 to eligible beneficiaries under the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY) Construction Labour Housing Scheme and Mining Area Housing Scheme for house repairs, following a Cabinet meeting.

The State Cabinet has also decided to provide Rs 5000 in assistance for house repair work to those who have been denied housing under the central housing scheme.  The money will be credited to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries, 30 lakh families will benefit in the state, and the state government will spend approximately Rs 1,444 crore on this.

Addressing the people of the state, Patnaik stated, "Odisha has always been in fear of cyclones and floods, and now we face the same every year, so a Pucca house for all is a must."  Former Chief Ministers and his father, Biju Pattnaik, stated that "to fulfil that dream, we have launched the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana to convert all Kuccha houses into pucca houses."

"Since 2014, the state government has spent more than Rs 22,000 crore under the scheme, and Odisha is one of the country's leading states in terms of rural housing."

To provide permanent housing to the rural poor, the state government established the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana, Construction Labour Housing Scheme, and Mining Area Housing Scheme with its own funds. Aside from that, the state government spends nearly half of the cost of building houses under the central housing scheme.

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