Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana
in Odisha
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Key dates and updates (Odisha)
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Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana in Odisha
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana is a government scheme available to eligible residents of Odisha.
Apply for Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana in Odisha
Scheme Overview
The government of Odisha is committed to providing Pucca houses to all the rural households living in Kutcha houses. State Government with a view to achieving this objective launched “Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY)” during the year 2014.
Eligibility Criteria
**Eligibility**
The applicant must be a permanent resident of Odisha state.
An application must belong to an economically weaker section.
The applicant must be living in a kutcha house.
The application should not own any pucca house in the state.
Beneficiary allotted a house under any Scheme whose house was washed away/ fully damaged/has fully collapsed due to landslide/elephant menace/earthquake/flood or cyclone will also get a house under the Scheme.
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The Scheme is applicable to 36 Blocks of 9 mining-affected districts as mentioned below.
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S NoDistrictBlock1AngulAthamalik2AngulBanarpal3AngulChhendipada4AngulKaniha5AngulKishorenagar6AngulTalcher7DhenkanalKankadahad8JajpurSukinda9JharsugudaJharsuguda10JharsugudaLakhanpur11KeonjharBansapal12KeonjharChampua13KeonjharHarichandanpur14KeonjharHatadihi15KeonjharJhumpura16KeonjharJoda17KeonjharKeonjhar Sadar18KoraputDasamantpur19KoraputKoraput20KoraputPottangi21KoraputLaxmipur22KoraputNarayanpatna23KoraputSemiliguda24MayurbhanjJoshipur25MayurbhanjKusumi26MayurbhanjRairangpur27MayurbhanjTiring28RayagadaKashipur29SundergarhGurundia30SundergarhHemgiri31SundergarhKoira32SundergarhKauramunda33SundergarhKutra34SundergarhLahunipara35SundergarhNuagoan36SundergarhRajgangpur<br>
All kutcha households in mining-affected Blocks as mentioned above will be assisted for the construction of Pucca houses on saturation mode except for the households belonging to the following categories :
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HH, who has been sanctioned house earlier under any of the RH Schemes.
HH, who lives in Pucca house.
Benefits
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (Normal):
1. Incentive to the beneficiaries, officials, & CBOs/NGOs involved in the implementation of Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin), or any other State-funded Rural Housing Schemes for early completion of houses.
For completion of the house and IHHL within 4 months of receipt of the 1" instalment, the incentive of ₹ 20,000/- will be paid to the beneficiary.
For completion of the house and IHHL within 6 months of receipt of the 1" instalment, the incentive of ₹ 10,000/- will be paid to the beneficiary.
The incentive amount is subject to revision by the government from time to time.
2. Award for Excellence in rural housing to State/District/Block teams and officers/officials involved in implementation. The eligibility, type, category of the awards and other modalities shall be decided by the Department from time to time.
3. The expenditure required for conducting the Award distribution ceremonies at various levels.
4. Preparation of IEC material.
5. Imparting habitat and housing literacy to beneficiaries.
6. Payment of honorarium/incentives to SHGs, CRPs, & CBOs for facilitating the construction of Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana Houses.
7. Training of officials.
8. Cost of the engraved logo of Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana to be installed by the beneficiaries.
9. Others, with approval of PR & DW departments.
10. These amounts can be paid through RTGS/NEFT/other electronic modes of payment.
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (Special): The unit cost under Biju Pucca Ghar (Special) for the construction of a new Pucca house is ₹ 1,20,000/- for non-IAP districts and ₹ 1,30,000/- for IAP districts. This can be revised by the P.R. and D.W. Department from time to time.
Release of Installments:
The number and amounts of installments may be revised by the Government from time to time. At present, the release of instalments will be as follows:
For issuance of a work order, geo-tagged photographs of the beneficiary with her/his Kutcha house and geo-tagged photographs of the beneficiary with the proposed site of construction should be collected.
All photographs for inspection of houses should be taken and uploaded using AwaasApp developed by Gol or any other such App developed by the State Government.
The photograph of the beneficiary, her/his Aadhaar UID/ EID, and mobile number should be kept in the case record and uploaded in AwaasSoft. In case the beneficiary does not have a mobile connection/Phone, her/his family/relative/friend’s mobile number provided by the beneficiary should be recorded.
The 2%, 3 & 4" instalments will be credited to the beneficiary account by the BDO within a week of receipt of the report of the eye estimation, spot verification and Geo-tagged photographic evidence of the stage of construction by the official tagged with the beneficiary concerned.
The beneficiary will fix the engraved logo of Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana on the front wall of the house indicating the name of the beneficiaries, year of sanction unit cost etc. after which the 4" instalment will be released.
Funds will be credited to the beneficiary account through Direct Account Transfer using the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
Required Documents
| # | Document |
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| 1 | Aadhaar Card |
| 2 | Bonafide certificate |
| 3 | Voter ID card |
| 4 | Residence certificate |
| 5 | Address Proof |
| 6 | Identification Proof |
| 7 | BPL Certificate |
| 8 | EWS Certificate |
| 9 | Passport size photograph |
How to Apply in Odisha
Step 1: Visit the official website of Rural Housing Odisha.
Online Step 1: Visit the official website of Rural Housing Odisha.
Step 2: Click on "Registration" and complete all required details in the Beneficiary Registration Form. Receive an OTP by entering your mobile number.
Online Step 2: Click on "Registration" and complete all required details in the Beneficiary Registration Form. Receive an OTP by entering your mobile number.
Step 3: Submit the form after filling it out.
Online Step 3: Submit the form after filling it out.
Step 4: Check for announcements or notifications regarding the beneficiary list.
Online Selection Process :
Contact your local gram panchayat or district administration office. They might have access to the beneficiary list or be able to guide you further.
Offline Contact your local gram panchayat or district administration office. They might have access to the beneficiary list or be able to guide you further.
Common questions in Odisha
Who can apply for Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana in Odisha?
Eligible residents of Odisha who meet the scheme’s overall criteria can apply for Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana. Refer to the eligibility section above for the complete checklist.
What documents are required for Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana in Odisha?
Applicants in Odisha typically need identity proof (Aadhaar), state residency proof, bank account details, and any scheme-specific documents listed in the documents section.
What are the important dates for Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana?
Key dates are summarized in the table on this page, from 1 January 2015 through 1 January 2015, based on values DeshSeva currently stores for this item.
Frequently Asked Questions
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY) is a housing scheme initiated by the Government of Odisha to provide pucca (permanent) houses to the rural poor, replacing their kutcha (temporary) houses.