1. Performance Review Committee Meeting
Rural Housing
Panchayati Raj Department
Government of Odisha

2. “There is something permanent, and something extremely profound, in owning a home.”
-Kenny Guinn

3. Challenges faced
No credible information was available on number of incomplete houses in the state.
Funds were scattered over multiple accounts at various levels.
No clear information on funds was available.
Many work orders of previous years were lying pending.
Large numbers of previously sanctioned houses with lesser unit cost were difficult to be completed in the present market rate and thus lying incomplete.

4. Challenges Faced Contt…
Some beneficiaries attempted to construct bigger house and not been able to complete due to shortage of money.
Diversion of released installment for other urgent needs instead of constructing houses.
Lack of awareness among beneficiaries leading to poor involvement.
Paucity of well trained Masons.
Beneficiaries not able to procure building materials

5. Steps Taken
State Government collected complete information on incomplete houses, year, Block, District wise.
To track transactions and funds, all accounts were registered with PFMS.
Funds kept in multiple accounts were brought to a single account at Block and District level.
Ensured timely issuance of all Work orders.
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha reviewing the progress with Collectors, PD-DRDAs & other officers every month.

6. Steps Taken Contt…
Commissioner-cum-Secretary is reviewing the progress on daily basis and providing necessary feedback and instruction.
The Panchayati Raj Department keeps track of progress on daily basis though AwaasSoft and over telephonic feedbacks and discussions.
The amount of 1st installment was reduced from Rs. 30 to 20 Thousand to prevent diversion/ mis-utilisation.
The last (3rd) installment increased from Rs. 10 to 15 thousand to incentivize completion.

7. Rural Housing - Odisha
The SECC-2011 draft list reveals that 23,40,990 out of 86,22,827 rural households stay in kutcha houses.
During the year to about 6,66,280 no of houses were sanctioned under IAY/BPGY.
Thus 16,74,710 no. of houses is the target for the next four years.
To cover this target minimum 4 lakh Indira Awaas Yojana houses per year will be required.

8. Initiatives
Door To Door Campaign, Rallies, Sensitization Camps, Mike announcements, Sensitization of PRI members and beneficiaries.
Tagging of beneficiaries with Block officials.
Coordinating supply of building materials.
Mobility support of Rs. 200/- per month and Rs. 100/- for completion of each house to all tagged officials.
Standardized onsite Mason training at block/cluster level, with local variations to cater the specific areas.
Pioneering release of payments through AwaasSoft-PFMS platform from onwards.
Extending Mobility support and necessary man power support to Districts and Blocks.

9. Glimpse of Success
3.2 Lakh Indira Awaas Yojana & 30 Thousand Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana houses were completed within financial year itself.
About Rs Crores spent during FY
Now more than 1500 rural households living in kutcha houses are shifting to their new Pucca houses everyday because of Indira Awaas Yojana or Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana in Odisha.
About Rs. 2 crores is being spent every day .

10. Glimpse of Success Contt…
1.25 lakh IAY & 25 Thousand BPGY houses completed in 1st Quarters of current FY.
State Government is expecting to complete more than 5 lakh pucca houses by the end of current financial year.
Line Graph: - Daily Average house completion trend line

11. Future Prospects
Odisha Government is striving to provide pucca houses to all rural households by the year 2019.
Government is committed to complete at-least five lakh houses each year for the next five years,.
Bar Graph: - District wise projection of Houses completed by ending FY

12. Suggestions
To cover inflation, the unit cost may be increased to at least Rs. 1 lakh.
Amount of IHHL may be paid through the RH scheme rather than being tagged to SBM/MGNREGA.
Generation of priority list of beneficiaries for next 5 years using SECC 2011 database.
Sorting out issues relating to AwaasSoft-PFMS.
Clear-cut Administrative protocol at Government of India, State & District level for Operationalization of AwaasSoft-PFMS platform.

13. Beneficiary Sensitization (Pics)
Mayurbhanj
Dhenkanal

14. Rally by Block Staff for completion of Incomplete IAY houses at Jajpur
Door to door campaign by BDO & block staff for Completion of IAY houses at Jajpur
Rally by Block Staff for completion of Incomplete IAY houses at Jajpur
Mike announcement for completion of incomplete IAY houses
Sensitization workshop with the beneficiaries of IAY

15. BDO Jasipur motivating beneficiaries of Indira Awaas Yojana
Meeting with PRIs members & Bharat Nirman Volunteers for completion of incomplete houses at Jajpur.
BDO Jasipur motivating beneficiaries of Indira Awaas Yojana

16. “He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.”
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Poet