Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana
State: Odisha
Ministry: null
Department: Panchayati Raj Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

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.

Benefits:
**Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (Normal):** 
1. Incentive to the beneficiaries, officials, &amp; 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&quot; 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&quot; 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, &amp; 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 &amp; DW departments.
10. These amounts can be paid through RTGS/NEFT/other electronic modes of payment.
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**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**.**
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**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:
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**Instalments****Level****Amount (IAP District)****Amount (Non-IAP District)****1st Instalment**On the date of issuance of the work order ₹ 20,000/-₹ 20,000/-**2nd Instalment**On completion of the plinth₹ 35,000/-₹ 30,000/-**3rd Instalment**On completion of up to roof level₹ 45,000/-₹ 40,000/-**4th Instalment**After completion of the house in all respects, including the sanitary latrine and beneficiary starts living in the house₹ 30,000/-₹ 30,000/-**Total**₹ 1,30,000/-₹ 1,20,000/-<br>

1. 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.
1. 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.
1. 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.
1. The 2%, 3 &amp; 4&quot; 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.
1. 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&quot; instalment will be released.
1. Funds will be credited to the beneficiary account through Direct Account Transfer using the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

Eligibility:
**Eligibility** 

1.  The applicant must be a permanent resident of Odisha state.
1.  An application must belong to an economically weaker section.
1.  The applicant must be living in a kutcha house.
1.  The application should not own any pucca house in the state.
1. 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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1. HH, who has been sanctioned house earlier under any of the RH Schemes.
1. HH, who lives in Pucca house.

Application Process:
[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.
Step 3: Submit the form after filling it out.
Step 4: Check for announcements or notifications regarding the beneficiary list.
Selection Process :
1. District-wise wise Physical target for a financial year will be fixed by the P.R. and D. W. Department.
2. The selection of beneficiaries for Biju Pucca Ghar (special) will be done by a District Level Committee (DLC) consisting of the following members:
i. District Collector - Chairman
ii. Hon'ble MPs (Lok Sabha) of District - Member
iii. Hon'ble MLAs of the District - Member
iv. President Zilla Parishad - Member
v. PD, DRDA-cum-EO, ZP - Member Convener
3. The District Level Committee will approve the list, after which it will be communicated to the BDOs by the District Collector.
4. In case the District Level Committee fails to approve the list within the timeline fixed by the Collector, the District Collector will approve the list available to him and communicate to the BDOs.
5. The final list will be published at the concerned Gram Panchayat/Block headquarters and will also be made available on the DRDA Website and State Rural Housing portal for information of the public.

[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.

Documents Required:
List of required documents
Aadhaar Card
Bonafide certificate
Voter ID card
Residence certificate
Address Proof
Identification Proof
BPL Certificate
EWS Certificate
Passport size photograph