Bhubaneswar, July 30: More than 6.5 lakh pucca houses sanctioned by the Central government for Odisha between 2016-17 and 2022-23 were returned, said Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik on Tuesday.
Responding to a un-starred question in the House, Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said that a total of 6,56,945 pucca houses granted under the rural housing scheme returned as the list of eligible beneficiaries was not submitted by the state.
These pucca houses had been sanctioned during that period, but the previous government failed to provide the necessary beneficiary information.
On a positive note, the Union government has sanctioned a total of 42,18364 houses under the rural housing scheme, with 36,57,847 houses already completed.
Additionally, 5,27,604 houses are currently under construction, while work on 32,913 sanctioned houses is yet to begin. A total of 1,26,719 families have applied for rural houses. Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik informed to the house
