5,000 houses under ‘Mo Kudia’ scheme

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BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sanctioned 5,000 houses under the ‘Mo Kudia’ scheme for the below poverty line (BPL) families of the riot-hit Kandhamal district.

The district magistrate will identify the beneficiaries under the scheme. The unit cost of the houses under the scheme has been fixed at Rs 35,000. The decision of the government will further help in the rehabilitation of the riot-hit families.

As many as 24,000 families had become homeless because of the violence and had taken shelter in different relief camps. The number of persons in the relief camps have now come down to 10,500 as many of them have left for their villages.

As the State Government has decided not to construct special rehabilitation camps for the riothit, they will be resettled in their original villages. It already has a scheme for fully damaged and partially damaged houses. The ‘Mo Kudia’ scheme will supplement the rehabilitation programme.

The Chief Minister has also asked collectors of other districts to immediately inform about their requirement of houses under the scheme.

Centre had deleted the names of 10 lakh BPL families while revising the list.

The Chief Minister had launched the ‘Mo Kudia’ scheme to protect the interest of these BPL families.

The scheme will be funded from the State’s own resources.

A provision of Rs 100 crore has been made in the Budget for the scheme.