Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday, 18 June 2026, highlighted the convergence of central and state housing schemes as a defining achievement of two years of BJP governance in Odisha, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' vision for driving welfare delivery to the state's poorest families.

Posting in Odia on X, CM Majhi wrote that the combined efforts of the central and state governments have made housing welfare the highest priority for economically weaker sections. Translated, his post reads: 'PM Awas Yojana' ebam 'Antyodaya Griha Yojana'ra saphal rupayan madhyamare... — 'Through the successful implementation of the PM Awas Yojana and the Antyodaya Griha Yojana, the dream of thousands of low-income families who were deprived for years of a pucca home of their own has today been realised.'

Context

The post marks the second anniversary of the Majhi government, which took office in June 2024 after the BJP won the Odisha assembly elections, ending nearly two and a half decades of Biju Janata Dal rule in the state. The hashtags #2YearsofLokankaSarakar ('two years of the people's government') and #BikasharaDharaOdishaSara ('development for all of Odisha') frame the anniversary as a milestone in inclusive governance.

CM Majhi's message also invokes the 'double engine, double development' formulation — the BJP's long-running argument that having the same party in power at the centre and in the state accelerates welfare delivery by eliminating inter-governmental friction.

Policy Backdrop

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) was launched nationally in 2015 to eliminate housing shortages for economically weaker sections in both rural and urban areas. The scheme provides financial assistance for constructing or upgrading pucca houses, with funds shared between the central and state governments.

The Antyodaya Griha Yojana is an Odisha state scheme designed to complement PMAY by prioritising housing assistance for the absolute poorest families who may fall outside or at the margins of central scheme eligibility criteria. Together, the two programmes form the backbone of the Majhi government's housing agenda for low-income households.

Stakeholders and Impact

The primary beneficiaries are low-income and economically weaker-section families across Odisha who have historically lacked access to pucca housing. CM Majhi's post underscores that these households — described as having been 'deprived for years' — are now the central focus of state welfare planning.

The framing also carries a political dimension: by attributing progress to the alignment between the Modi government at the centre and the Majhi government in Bhubaneswar, the BJP seeks to contrast its two-year record with the preceding administration's approach to housing and social welfare.

What's Next

Attention will now turn to detailed progress reports on PMAY and Antyodaya Griha Yojana targets in Odisha — specifically, how many houses have been sanctioned, are under construction, and have been completed under the Majhi government. Any supplementary budget allocations for rural housing in the coming months will be a key indicator of whether the political commitment translates into accelerated on-ground delivery.

The two-year mark also sets the stage for a broader mid-term assessment of the BJP's governance record in Odisha, with housing emerging as a central plank in that narrative.