Odisha extends Antyodaya Gruha Yojana till 2029, approves 2.91 lakh additional houses

Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced the construction of an additional 2,91,666 houses under the Antyodaya Gruha Yojana and extended the scheme's tenure by two years till 2029. The scheme, originally scheduled to continue till 2027, will now remain in operation until 2029. The total project outlay will remain unchanged at Rs 7,550 crore, while Rs 3,500 crore earmarked for the repair component has been reallocated for the construction of new houses. The state government has directed the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department to conduct a survey at the earliest to identify…