Sarkari Yojana
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana
About Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana
The Government of Odisha has pledged to give pucca houses to every rural household currently living in Kutcha houses. With this goal, the State Government introduced “Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY)” in 2014, aiming to make the scheme more transparent and implementable. Objective The scheme seeks to replace all Kutcha houses in the rural areas of the state with Pucca houses using a mission-mode approach. A Pucca house is one that can endure normal wear & tear arising from use and natural forces, including climatic conditions.
A “Pucca” house is one with the following characteristics:
1. Material: The foundation, wall and roof must all be built from permanent material.
2. Wall material: Such as fly ash bricks, burnt bricks, stones (packed with lime or cement), cement concrete, etc.
3. Roof Material: Such as tiles, GCI (Galvanized Corrugated Iron) sheets, asbestos cement sheets, RBC (Reinforced Brick Concrete) and RCC (Reinforced Cement Concrete) etc.
4. Lifetime: The structure should have an expected life of at least 30 years
5. This definition applies only for verifying households that already have Pucca houses. Houses built under this scheme must be of RCC or another material of equivalent strength approved by the PR & DW Department.
Key Features:
1. Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana is a State plan scheme meant to give Pucca houses to eligible rural households living in Kutcha houses. 1. Houses under Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana are preferably sanctioned in the name of the woman head of the household. 1. Contractors are not allowed to take part in building houses under the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana. 1. Funds are transferred to the beneficiary’s account from the State-level Bank account through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS); no other mode of payment to beneficiaries is used under the scheme. 1. Each house must have a minimum carpet area of 25 square meters, which includes a hygienic cooking space but not a toilet. The roof must be of RCC or another material of equivalent strength approved by the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department. Innovation in housing typologies, design, building materials and construction is to be encouraged.
The Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana has two components –
1. Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana(Normal): Offers incentives to beneficiaries, officials & CBOs/NGOs engaged in implementing Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) or any other State-funded Rural Housing Scheme, for completing houses early.1. Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (Special): Covers rehabilitation/ relocation of households whose homes were fully/severely damaged by natural/ manmade calamities such as fire, flood, cyclone, earthquake, elephant menace, communal violence, LWE violence, major law and order problems etc.
Timeline: A house under Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana should normally be finished within 12 months of the 1% instalment being credited to her/his account. Beneficiaries planning a larger house should be told to first finish the core house with a carpet area of at least 25 square meters and then take up an extension later.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
01 Jan 2015
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Eligibility
Applicants must be permanent residents of the state…
Applicants must be permanent residents of the state of Odisha.
The applicant should come from an economically weaker…
The applicant should come from an economically weaker section.
The applicant should currently be living in a…
The applicant should currently be living in a kutcha house.
The applicant must not possess any pucca house…
The applicant must not possess any pucca house in the state.
A beneficiary who was given a house under…
A beneficiary who was given a house under any Scheme but whose house was washed away/ fully damaged/has fully collapsed because of landslide/elephant menace/earthquake/flood or cyclone is also entitled to a house under this Scheme.
This Scheme covers 36 Blocks spread across 9 mining-affected districts, listed below.
S No 1 — District: Angul; Block: Athamalik
S No 2 — District: Angul; Block: Banarpal
S No 3 — District: Angul; Block: Chhendipada
S No 4 — District: Angul; Block: Kaniha
S No 5 — District: Angul; Block: Kishorenagar
S No 6 — District: Angul; Block: Talcher
S No 7 — District: Dhenkanal; Block: Kankadahad
S No 8 — District: Jajpur; Block: Sukinda
S No 9 — District: Jharsuguda; Block: Jharsuguda
S No 10 — District: Jharsuguda; Block: Lakhanpur
S No 11 — District: Keonjhar; Block: Bansapal
S No 12 — District: Keonjhar; Block: Champua
S No 13 — District: Keonjhar; Block: Harichandanpur
S No 14 — District: Keonjhar; Block: Hatadihi
S No 15 — District: Keonjhar; Block: Jhumpura
S No 16 — District: Keonjhar; Block: Joda
S No 17 — District: Keonjhar; Block: Keonjhar Sadar
S No 18 — District: Koraput; Block: Dasamantpur
S No 19 — District: Koraput; Block: Koraput
S No 20 — District: Koraput; Block: Pottangi
S No 21 — District: Koraput; Block: Laxmipur
S No 22 — District: Koraput; Block: Narayanpatna
S No 23 — District: Koraput; Block: Semiliguda
S No 24 — District: Mayurbhanj; Block: Joshipur
S No 25 — District: Mayurbhanj; Block: Kusumi
S No 26 — District: Mayurbhanj; Block: Rairangpur
S No 27 — District: Mayurbhanj; Block: Tiring
S No 28 — District: Rayagada; Block: Kashipur
S No 29 — District: Sundergarh; Block: Gurundia
S No 30 — District: Sundergarh; Block: Hemgiri
S No 31 — District: Sundergarh; Block: Koira
S No 32 — District: Sundergarh; Block: Kauramunda
S No 33 — District: Sundergarh; Block: Kutra
S No 34 — District: Sundergarh; Block: Lahunipara
S No 35 — District: Sundergarh; Block: Nuagoan
S No 36 — District: Sundergarh; Block: Rajgangpur
In the mining-affected Blocks listed above, every kutcha household will receive help to build a Pucca house in saturation mode, except households in the following categories :
HH that has already been sanctioned a house…
HH that has already been sanctioned a house under any of the RH Schemes.
HH that already lives in a Pucca house
HH that already lives in a Pucca house.
Benefits Provided
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (Normal):
Incentives for beneficiaries, officials, & CBOs/NGOs engaged in…
Incentives for beneficiaries, officials, & CBOs/NGOs engaged in implementing Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin), or any other State-funded Rural Housing Scheme, to encourage early completion of houses.
A beneficiary who completes the house and IHHL within 4 months of getting the 1st instalment will receive an incentive of ₹ 20,000/-.
A beneficiary who completes the house and IHHL within 6 months of getting the 1st instalment will receive an incentive of ₹ 10,000/-.
The government may revise the incentive amount from time to time.
Awards for Excellence in rural housing for State/District/Block…
Awards for Excellence in rural housing for State/District/Block teams and the officers/officials involved in implementation; the Department will decide the eligibility, type, category and other modalities of these awards from time to time.
Costs of holding Award distribution ceremonies at different…
Costs of holding Award distribution ceremonies at different levels.
Production of IEC material
Production of IEC material.
Providing habitat and housing literacy to beneficiaries
Providing habitat and housing literacy to beneficiaries.
Honorarium/incentive payments to SHGs, CRPs, & CBOs for…
Honorarium/incentive payments to SHGs, CRPs, & CBOs for helping build Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana Houses.
Capacity-building training for officials
Capacity-building training for officials.
Cost of the engraved Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana…
Cost of the engraved Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana logo that beneficiaries install.
Other items, subject to approval of the PR…
Other items, subject to approval of the PR & DW departments.
Payments of these amounts may be made via…
Payments of these amounts may be made via RTGS/NEFT/other electronic modes.
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (Special): For building a new Pucca house under Biju Pucca Ghar (Special), the unit cost is ₹ 1,20,000/- in non-IAP districts and ₹ 1,30,000/- in IAP districts, which the P.R. and D.W. Department may revise from time to time.
Release of Installments:
The Government may change the number and amounts of instalments from time to time. Currently, instalments are released as below:
1st Instalment — Level: on the date the work order is issued; Amount (IAP District): ₹ 20,000/-; Amount (Non-IAP District): ₹ 20,000/-
2nd Instalment — Level: once the plinth is completed; Amount (IAP District): ₹ 35,000/-; Amount (Non-IAP District): ₹ 30,000/-
3rd Instalment — Level: once construction reaches roof level; Amount (IAP District): ₹ 45,000/-; Amount (Non-IAP District): ₹ 40,000/-
4th Instalment — Level: after the house is fully complete, including the sanitary latrine, and the beneficiary has started living in it; Amount (IAP District): ₹ 30,000/-; Amount (Non-IAP District): ₹ 30,000/-
Total — Amount (IAP District): ₹ 1,30,000/-; Amount (Non-IAP District): ₹ 1,20,000/-
Before a work order is issued, geo-tagged photographs…
Before a work order is issued, geo-tagged photographs of the beneficiary standing with her/his Kutcha house and with the proposed construction site must be gathered.
Every inspection photograph of the house must be…
Every inspection photograph of the house must be captured and uploaded through the AwaasApp developed by GoI or another such App developed by the State Government.
The beneficiary's photograph, her/his Aadhaar UID/ EID, and…
The beneficiary's photograph, her/his Aadhaar UID/ EID, and mobile number must be kept in the case record and uploaded to AwaasSoft. If the beneficiary has no mobile connection/Phone, the mobile number of a family member/relative/friend supplied by the beneficiary should be recorded.
The BDO will credit the 2nd, 3rd &…
The BDO will credit the 2nd, 3rd & 4th instalments to the beneficiary account within a week of receiving the eye estimation report, spot verification and Geo-tagged photographic proof of the construction stage from the official tagged to that beneficiary.
The beneficiary must fix the engraved Biju Pucca…
The beneficiary must fix the engraved Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana logo on the house's front wall showing the beneficiary's name, year of sanction, unit cost etc., and only then will the 4th instalment be released.
Funds reach the beneficiary account via Direct Account…
Funds reach the beneficiary account via Direct Account Transfer using the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
List of required documents
The applicant's Aadhaar identity card
The applicant's Aadhaar identity card
A bonafide certificate issued to the applicant
A bonafide certificate issued to the applicant
Elector photo identity (Voter ID) card
Elector photo identity (Voter ID) card
Certificate confirming residence
Certificate confirming residence
Any valid proof of address
Any valid proof of address
A document serving as proof of identity
A document serving as proof of identity
Certificate showing Below Poverty Line (BPL) status
Certificate showing Below Poverty Line (BPL) status
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate
A recent passport-size photograph
A recent passport-size photograph
2015-01-01
How to Apply
Online Application
Applicants can apply for Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana through the online application process outlined below.
Open the official Rural Housing Odisha website
Open the official Rural Housing Odisha website.
Select "Registration" and fill in every required field…
Select "Registration" and fill in every required field of the Beneficiary Registration Form. Enter your mobile number to get an OTP.
Once the form is complete, submit it
Once the form is complete, submit it.
Keep an eye out for announcements or notifications…
Keep an eye out for announcements or notifications about the beneficiary list. Selection Process : 1. The P.R. and D. W. Department sets the district-wise Physical target for each financial year. 2. Beneficiaries for Biju Pucca Ghar (special) are chosen by a District Level Committee (DLC) made up of these 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. After the District Level Committee approves the list, the District Collector conveys it to the BDOs. 4. If the District Level Committee does not approve the list within the timeline set by the Collector, the District Collector will approve whatever list is available with him and send it to the BDOs. 5. The final list is displayed at the relevant Gram Panchayat/Block headquarters and is also posted on the DRDA Website and the State Rural Housing portal for public information.
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana through the offline application process outlined below.
Application Process
Get in touch with your local gram panchayat or the district administration office, which may hold the beneficiary list or can offer further guidance.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.