Bhubaneswar, June 4: Odisha government on Friday launched a website (http://opid.odisha.gov.in) for inviting on-line claim applications from duped depositors of ponzi scheme.

Initially, the depositors of Hi-Tech Estates& Promoters and M/S Rajdhani System & Estate can avail this facility. The website was launched by Finance Minister, Niranjan Pujari on virtual mode.

After lunch of the website duped depositors no more need to go to the Tahasil office for submission of their claim applications and they can submit the same either from their home or through Mo Seva Kendra (The address of the nearest Mo Seva Kendra is available in the site www.odishaone.gov.in).

Officials said that this website will be convenient not only for receiving claim applications but also for their processing quickly. “This website will also help the field verification team for identification of genuine depositors and their actual claim. Further, this website will definitely be very beneficial for the duped depositors to submit their claim application through online during these pandemic days and consequential Lockdown/Shutdown. Taking forward the objectives of the 5T agenda of the Government, this website is another initiative of the Government for identification of genuine depositors and to ascertain their actual claim in a very transparent and time bound manner,” said the official.