‘Inefficient government’, BJP on BJD’s request for Aawaas+ reopening

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The BJP on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, ridiculed the demand of BJD for opening of the Aawaas+ app window for a month to offer a possibility to individuals of western and southern areas to register their names beneath Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) terming it an instance of inefficient authorities.

Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra had made this request to MoRD by way of a particular point out within the Upper House reiterating the sooner request of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inclusion of six lakh recognized eligible households beneath PMAY-G in respect to districts not affected by cyclone Fani.

BJP State basic secretary Golak Mohapatra in a press convention right here mentioned that the timeline of the Aawaas+ window was prolonged 4 instances following the request of the State authorities between 2017 and 2019. “Asking for more time is ridiculous as it proved the inefficiency of the government,” he remarked. The Ministry had discovered that 5.6 lakh of the 8.22 lakh beneficiaries registered within the Aawaas+ are eligible. In July final 12 months, the Centre requested the State to confirm the eligibility of the remaining 2.62 lakh candidates.

Accordingly, Panchayati Raj Principal Secretary DK Singh wrote to all district collectors to confirm the eligibility of the candidates rejected by the Centre and submit a revised record to the division. But the revised record has not been uploaded on the division web site until date. He alleged that the record couldn’t be finalised as most of the rejected candidates belong to the ruling BJD.