To provide affordable housing to all sections of people in Odisha’s urban and semi-urban areas, the Odisha State Housing Board (OSHB) was established in 1968 under the provisions of the Orissa Housing Board Act, 1968.
The Odisha Housing Board was set up to make the state slum-fee. In May 2021, the Odisha government approved a proposal to amend the Orissa Housing Board Act, which establishes that slum dwellers will be allotted land of a minimum size of 30 square metres, for rehabilitation.
In the 50 years of the Board being in operation, it has executed several housing projects across the state. However, providing affordable housing is fast becoming a challenge for the Odisha Housing Board, considering the prolific increase in urban population.
Apart from providing information about under-construction and upcoming projects, the Bhubaneswar-headquartered board also gives information about vacant plots in Odisha. The housing board Odisha uses a lottery system to allocate homes at OSHB-led projects.
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Housing Board Odisha schemes 2021
In 2020, the Odisha State Housing Board announced that it would build a four-storey apartment project in the state capital Bhubaneswar and in Rourkela. The project, with over 1,200 housing units, is estimated to be built at a cost of Rs 550 crores. However, the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works and the Board is yet to announce the launch of these projects.
Documents needed to apply for Odisha Housing Board flats
- Identity proof copy (scanned in JPG format and less than 1 MB).
- Residence proof copy (scanned in JPG format and less than 1 MB).
- Passport size photograph of the applicant (scanned in JPG format, 300 x 400 pixels and size less than 2 MB)
- Scanned image of signature in JPG format (300 X 150 pixel, size less than 2 MB).
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OSHB contact information
Madhusudan Marg, Kharvela Nagar,
Bhubaneswar,
Odisha 751001
Phone: 0674 239 3524
FAQs
Who is the chairman of the OSHB?
Priyadarshi Mishra is the chairman of the OSHB.
When was the OSHB established?
The OSHB was established in 1968.