All about the Odisha State Housing Board (OSHB)

Prop Mania, August 5, 2021

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The Odisha State Housing Board (OSHB) aims to provide cost-effective housing solutions for all sections of the society

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 meters, 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 the 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.

Housing Board Odisha schemes 2021

In 2020, the Odisha State Housing Board announced that it would build a four-story 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).