Bhubaneswar, June 10 -- The Odisha state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, slashed stamp duty and registration fees for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) during its meeting on Tuesday.

Under the new provisions, these charges have been reduced to 0.6%-0.7% for housing units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0 scheme.

Addressing a press conference, Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg stated that these rates have been cut to one-tenth of their previous levels. She further noted that these measures will apply to all EWS housing units under PMAY-U 2.0, as well as to affordable housing initiatives developed under state government schemes.

"A very significant approval was granted by the Cabinet today. ...