Bhubaneswar, Nov. 14 -- Five lakh poor families in Odisha will get pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Saturday, assuring that no eligible household would be left out.
Addressing a state-level programme in Balangir in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Chouhan said a fresh survey had been completed to identify eligible beneficiaries andhouses would be sanctioned in phases.
He also announced joint subsidies from the Centre and the state for installing solar panels on beneficiaries' houses, enabling them to reduce electricity bills and earn additional income byselling surplus power.
The programme also saw the foundation stone laying for a ne...