Monday, September 10, 2018

False claim of Govt. of Odisha completing 17 lakhs houses under BPGY


False claim of   Govt. of Odisha completing 17 lakhs houses under BPGY within ( 2014-15 to 2017-18), exposed  under RTI

Appeal to the people of Odisha not to be misguided by self-styled false propaganda of Govt. of Odisha. This is very dangerous practice of BJD Govt.

·         Only 1.75 lakhs houses have been constructed under Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana from 2014-15 to 2017-18 by utilizing  Rs. 1747.66 crore ( Appro.  Rs. 1 lakh per house)
·         Around 10 lakh houses has been constructed under IAY/PMAY  by utilizing ( Rs. 10,349.05 crores) within four years.

Dear friends

In July 2018, Govt. of Odisha  has released a   lengthy advertisement containing information along with smiling Photo of Nabin Patnaik, chief Minister of Odisha  about  completion of 17 lakh houses  under Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana within last four years. Having been astonished  by this startling revelation and high-profile propaganda  about mega achievement  of the State Govt., I had  field RTI Application  to the PIO, Department of  Panchayat Raj  and Drinking water  seeking  information about  details of fund  allocated  and utilized   under various  Rural Housing Schemes  by the State  Government from 2014-15 to 2017-18.

On 9.8.18, the PIO  has provided the following information.  

Fund allocation and  Utilisation under Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana and IAY/Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana
                                                                                                                                                                                ( In lakhs)
Year
Fund allocation under BPGY
Fund utilization under BPGY
Fund allocation under IAY/PMAY (G)
Fund utilization
2014-15
33010.52
26596.4303
128403.756
85944.347
214348.103
107500.00
2015-16
70000.00
47611.65
70154.488
46769.66
116924.148
198165.00
2016-17
70000.00
40291.00
311871.52
207914.34
519785.86
131558.00
2017-18
97323.74
60267.00
263987.79
175992.47
439980.26
597682.00

1.      Within four years, the State Govt. has made budgetary provision of Rs. 270334.26 lakhs  ( 2703.34 crores )  for  Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana. But out of it, total amount of Rs. 174766.0803 lakhs  ( Rs. 1747.66 crore) has been utilized  from 2014-15 to 2018-19 till July , 2018.  The State  Govt. could not spend  around Rs. 1000 crore  allotted  under BPGY.

2.   But  under  Central Govt.  scheme i.e., IAY/ Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana ( PMAY),  total amount of Rs. 1291038.371 lakhs ( Rs. 12,910.38 crores ) ( both Central and State Share)  has been allotted within four years  in order to provide houses  to the poor, needy and vulnerable people. Out of it, the Central Share  and State Share is  Rs. 774417.554 lakhs ( Rs. 7744.17 crores) and Rs. 516620.817 lakhs ( Rs. 5166.20 crores).

3.   The total fund  utilized  under IAY/PMAY within four years is Rs. 1034905.00 lakhs ( Rs. 10,349.05 crores).

 Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date-10.9.18


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