Centre asks Odisha to take corrective steps after irregularities in PMAY-G scheme
The Hindu
Central team makes observations after visit to State in February
: After coming across large-scale irregularities in the implementation of Prime Minister Awas Yojna – Grameen in Odisha, the Centre has asked State government to take corrective measures. A Central team led by Gaya Prasad, Deputy Director General of Department of Rural Development, visited the State on February 9 and 11 to conduct an inquiry after a complaint received from former Union Tribal Affairs Minister and Sundargarh MP Jual Oram. “The Central team observed several cases of irregularities relating to absence of PMAY-G logo on houses, lack of quality construction and houses being shown as completed on AwaasSoft, but found incomplete during inspection,” Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar wrote to Mr. Oram.
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