Bhubaneswar, Feb. 6 -- In a significant move to address the housing needs of urban migrants and low-income groups, the Odisha government has begun identifying vacant and unutilized Central and State Government buildings in urban areas for conversion into Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0.
Additional Chief Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Usha Padhee, has issued a communication to key State Government departments, directing them to identify vacant or under-utilized buildings and houses under their administrative control. These details are to be shared with the Odisha Urban Housing Mission (OUHM), the State Nodal Agency responsible for implementing PMAY-U 2.0.
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