Chief ministerNaveen Patnaik launched the distribution ofhouserepair assistance of Rs 3,000 to the beneficiaries of rural housing schemes.
As part of the initiative, financial assistance of Rs 1,444 crore has been released to the accounts of nearly 31 lakh pucca house beneficiaries, official sources said.
In accordance with a cabinet decision taken on December 21, the would also provide Rs 5,000 to each identified eligible beneficiary not provided with a pucca house for repair of their own dwellings.
Odishais the only state to have distributed such house repair assistance to the pucca house beneficiaries. The Money has been released to the accounts of the beneficiaries around 15 days after approval of the state cabinet, said the chief minister.
Around 12.25 lakh identified beneficiaries in the state are waiting to get a pucca house under the Centres scheme.