Patna,(BiharTimes): The Jitan Ram Manjhi cabinet on Wednesday gave green signal to the proposal to provide five decimal land to homeless SC, ST and other eligible persons.According to the decision if the settlement is a cluster, preferably of 20 families then 100 decimal land will be given for housing and additional 20 decimal land for road and community centre.

The state government has now allowed one time conversion of Bihar State Housing Board (BSHB) land or flat from leased category to ‘free-hold’. This will allow a person to have direct ownership of land or flat and he will also be able to rent or sell it.

Those who want to convert their leased land or flat into free-hold category will have to take prior permission and fulfil the conditions stipulated by BSHB.