Misleading Information with Statistical Jugglery about Biju Pucca
Yojana of Govt. of Odisha
Yojana of Govt. of Odisha
On the eve of Independence Day, the State Govt. has released an advertisement to different news papers (published on
15.8.15) highlighting their success and achievement in the state. One
of the biggest achievements claimed by the State Government is the construction
of 5.7 lakh houses under Biju Pucca Yojana
which was launched from October, 2014.
It is not clear from this claim
that whether 5.7 lakh
houses have been completed or
sanctioned or under
construction. Few days back on
21.5.15, there was also news in
different leading news paper that 3 lakh houses have been constructed with
reference to review meeting by Chief Minister
on 20.5.15 regarding progress of Rural Housing Scheme.
15.8.15) highlighting their success and achievement in the state. One
of the biggest achievements claimed by the State Government is the construction
of 5.7 lakh houses under Biju Pucca Yojana
which was launched from October, 2014.
It is not clear from this claim
that whether 5.7 lakh
houses have been completed or
sanctioned or under
construction. Few days back on
21.5.15, there was also news in
different leading news paper that 3 lakh houses have been constructed with
reference to review meeting by Chief Minister
on 20.5.15 regarding progress of Rural Housing Scheme.
Having gone through the news about construction of 3 lakh houses
under Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana and
out of curiosity to know about the authenticity of the statistics given by Govt., I filed
an RTI Application dated 31.5.15 to the Dept. of Panchayat Raj seeking the following information
under Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana and
out of curiosity to know about the authenticity of the statistics given by Govt., I filed
an RTI Application dated 31.5.15 to the Dept. of Panchayat Raj seeking the following information
a. Total fund
sanctioned under Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana by the State Govt and fund released to
different districts and amount of Utilization Certification submitted by
different districts,
sanctioned under Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana by the State Govt and fund released to
different districts and amount of Utilization Certification submitted by
different districts,
b. Total
no. of Houses completed and on-going in different districts,
no. of Houses completed and on-going in different districts,
c. Copy of the proceedings of the
review meeting of PD, DRDAs conducted by Chief Minister in May 2015.
review meeting of PD, DRDAs conducted by Chief Minister in May 2015.
In response to RTI Application, the PIO supplied
the information on dated 25.7.15 which is as follows.
the information on dated 25.7.15 which is as follows.
A. Total fund sanctioned to different districts for
the year 2014-15 is 330.10 crores rupees. The UC
has been submitted against utilisation of only 2, 36,
92,000 (Two crores thirty six thousand and ninety two thousand
only) by June 2015. Not single money has
been sanctioned under BPGY to any district for the year 2015-16.
the year 2014-15 is 330.10 crores rupees. The UC
has been submitted against utilisation of only 2, 36,
92,000 (Two crores thirty six thousand and ninety two thousand
only) by June 2015. Not single money has
been sanctioned under BPGY to any district for the year 2015-16.
B. On question about
number of house completed and
on-going in different district,
the PIO without providing the information advised me
to visit the website www.iay.nic.in uder “AWAASSOFT Reports”.
I browsed this website time and again, but could not get single
information about Biju Puca Ghara Yojana.
When it was clicked, I noticed only the information about Indira Awas
Yojana. It is proved that
as the information about completion of
the houses under BPGY is not
available with Dept. of Panchayat Raj,
the PIO wrote me to
search the website with malafide intention
to cheat me.
number of house completed and
on-going in different district,
the PIO without providing the information advised me
to visit the website www.iay.nic.in uder “AWAASSOFT Reports”.
I browsed this website time and again, but could not get single
information about Biju Puca Ghara Yojana.
When it was clicked, I noticed only the information about Indira Awas
Yojana. It is proved that
as the information about completion of
the houses under BPGY is not
available with Dept. of Panchayat Raj,
the PIO wrote me to
search the website with malafide intention
to cheat me.
C. The PIO
provided the copy of the proceedings of the review meeting held on 20.5.15 at
5.30 PM.
provided the copy of the proceedings of the review meeting held on 20.5.15 at
5.30 PM.
The effort to
extract information and to expose trick of deception adopted by Odisha bureaucracy
highlighting the information which are basically false does not end here. I again browsed the website of Panchayat Raj
Dept. to find out the information about
BPGY. I got the information uploaded
upto January 2015. Under the head “District-wise
Physical Progress upto the Month of January’15 “, it was found that
total number of 71234 houses under BPGY were under construction. It means there is no completion of a single
house under the said scheme in
the state for the year 2014-15.
extract information and to expose trick of deception adopted by Odisha bureaucracy
highlighting the information which are basically false does not end here. I again browsed the website of Panchayat Raj
Dept. to find out the information about
BPGY. I got the information uploaded
upto January 2015. Under the head “District-wise
Physical Progress upto the Month of January’15 “, it was found that
total number of 71234 houses under BPGY were under construction. It means there is no completion of a single
house under the said scheme in
the state for the year 2014-15.
So, it is concluded
that the information about
construction of 5.7 lakh
houses means it is under construction and on-going not completion. Though one year has been
completed since launching of the scheme, not a single house has been completed.
So it cannot be said as big achievement which has been highlighted in the advertisement published in news
paper on 15.8.15.
that the information about
construction of 5.7 lakh
houses means it is under construction and on-going not completion. Though one year has been
completed since launching of the scheme, not a single house has been completed.
So it cannot be said as big achievement which has been highlighted in the advertisement published in news
paper on 15.8.15.
The people of Odisha should always remain conscious to
examine whether the information
disseminated by Nabin Patnaik Govt. is correct and free from any statistical
jugglery.
examine whether the information
disseminated by Nabin Patnaik Govt. is correct and free from any statistical
jugglery.
Let us be sensitised what is Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana.
Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana is a
State plan scheme and is designed to provide new houses to the deserving and
genuinely poor rural households not having any pucca house. Objective of the
scheme is to convert all kutcha houses into pucca house in rural areas of the
state in a fixed time frame in a mission mode approach. A pucca house means
that it should be able to withstand normal wear & tear due to usage and
natural forces including climatic conditions. This started being implemented
full-fledgedly from October 2014.
State plan scheme and is designed to provide new houses to the deserving and
genuinely poor rural households not having any pucca house. Objective of the
scheme is to convert all kutcha houses into pucca house in rural areas of the
state in a fixed time frame in a mission mode approach. A pucca house means
that it should be able to withstand normal wear & tear due to usage and
natural forces including climatic conditions. This started being implemented
full-fledgedly from October 2014.
Selection of beneficiaries will be done from the
list through lottery conducted in a fair and transparent manner. Additional
detaited procedure for conduct of lottery may be cornmunicated by Panchayati
Raj Department separately. The tottery will be conducted at GP Headquarters. lf
for some reason, the lottery cannot be conducted at the GP Headquarters, then
it can be conducted at Block Headquarters by the BDO in presence of_E_qp,
Assistant Engineer and ABDO/ any Extension officer. For conducting lottery at
GP Headquarters, BDO will depute a three member team of officers who will be
responsible for conducting it in a fair and transparent manner. The resutt of
the tottery will be declared on the same day by the BDO and the final list will
be displayed at block and GP offices. Thereafter BDO will issue work order from
the selected list.
list through lottery conducted in a fair and transparent manner. Additional
detaited procedure for conduct of lottery may be cornmunicated by Panchayati
Raj Department separately. The tottery will be conducted at GP Headquarters. lf
for some reason, the lottery cannot be conducted at the GP Headquarters, then
it can be conducted at Block Headquarters by the BDO in presence of_E_qp,
Assistant Engineer and ABDO/ any Extension officer. For conducting lottery at
GP Headquarters, BDO will depute a three member team of officers who will be
responsible for conducting it in a fair and transparent manner. The resutt of
the tottery will be declared on the same day by the BDO and the final list will
be displayed at block and GP offices. Thereafter BDO will issue work order from
the selected list.
BPGY (special): The selection. of beneficiaries for BPGY {Special) will
be done by a District level Committee (DLC) consisting of the following
members:
be done by a District level Committee (DLC) consisting of the following
members:
- District Collector Chairman
- Hon’ble MPs of District Member
- Hon’ble MLAs of the District Member
- President Zilla Parishad Member
- PD,DRDA-cum-EO , ZP Member Convener
i. The District
level Committee will approve the list after which it will be communicated to
the BDOs by the District Collector.
level Committee will approve the list after which it will be communicated to
the BDOs by the District Collector.
ii. ln case District
level Committee fails to approve the list within timeline fixed, the District Collector
will approve the same and communicate to the BDOs.
level Committee fails to approve the list within timeline fixed, the District Collector
will approve the same and communicate to the BDOs.
iii. The final list
will be published at the concerned Gram Panchayat/Block headquarters and will also
be made available at DRDA website for information of public.
iv. BDOs
will issue work orders from the approved list.
will be published at the concerned Gram Panchayat/Block headquarters and will also
be made available at DRDA website for information of public.
iv. BDOs
will issue work orders from the approved list.
Pradip Pradhan, M-9937843482
Date- 16.8.15
