Bhubaneswar, Nov 20: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Odisha State Housing Board (OSHB) have distributed ‘lease deed’ to more than hundred beneficiaries of different schemes of these two organisations at a function jointly organized by BDA and OSHB held at Jaydev Bhawan in the State Capital today.

Total 121 lease deeds, which includes 78 of BDA and 43 of OSHB were handed over to the beneficiaries. Each beneficiary was given a plant along with their property title document to encourage them planting a tree and taking care of it like their family member.

The decision of handing over lease deed to beneficiaries was taken after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had exempted interest in respect of six schemes of BDA and five housing schemes to the tune of over Rs 29.15 crore, giving a huge relief to beneficiaries.

Pratap Jena, Minister of Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development Department graced the occasion as Chief Guest. “As many as 2083 beneficiaries (1925 of OSHB and 878 of BDA) will be benefitted as they will get their lease deed of their properties in different housing schemes. This has become possible due to our Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visionary leadership and timely step in waiving off interest to the tune of Rs 29.15 crore. Besides, our Chief Minister has made various services available online to citizens for a convenient, efficient, and transparent delivery of services to the people,” the Minister said.

The six housing projects of BDA in which the allottees were distributed lease deed are as below mentioned:

1.         Ananta Vihar Housing Scheme, Phase- II

2.         Pokhariput Housing Scheme

3.         Kalinga Nagar Plotted Development Scheme

4.         K-6 & K—6A Housing Scheme

5.         Udayagiri Vihar Housing Scheme

6.         Arya Vihar Housing Scheme

The five housing schemes of OSHB under which the lease deed was distributed to allottees are as follows:

1.         Sri Satyasai Enclave at Aigania

2.         LIG Housing Scheme, Dumduma, Ph-IV

3.         Staff Housing Scheme, Kapilaprasad

4.         HIG 7 Acres Chandrasekharpur

5.         Model Housing Scheme, V.S.S Nagar, Ph-II

6.         LIG Housing at Sikharchandi