BHUBANESWAR: Odisha has been awarded the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) Award 2021, for ‘Best Policy Initiatives by State’ under the special category during the ‘Indian Urban Housing Conclave’ event.
The event was held during the three-day Indian Urban Housing Conclave in Rajkot, Gujarat where Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, presented the award.
Sangramjit Nayak, Municipal Administration Director, and Mission Director, Jaga Mission, and Debasish Singh, Mission Director, Odisha Urban Housing Mission-AWAS received the award.
The central government recognised the Government of Odisha’s efforts in creating solutions for the landless urban poor by providing them with security of tenure under its flagship initiative Jaga Mission. This has helped beneficiaries in housing assistance under PMAY-U. The Odisha Urban Housing Mission and Jaga Mission worked closely to ensure land rights and housing available to slum dwellers.