10 more cities to be part of housing scheme

October 16, 2018 : The government has decided to extend `Apna Ghar Housing Scheme’ to ten more cities of Punjab and applications for registration form submission will be collected for these cities in January 2019, revealed sources in the Housing Ministry

The cities being included in the next projects are Lahore, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Layyah, Bahawalpur, Vehari, Kasur, Sialkot, Jhelum and Gujranwala.

It is to pertinent to mention that five million houses would be constructed under this scheme while first phase of the project was announced for seven cities which include Islamabad, Sukkar, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Quetta, Swat and Faisalabad.

Federal Housing Taskforce and the government of Punjab has completed the initial preparations for the project while registration forms of the scheme are available on website of NADRA (www.nadra.gov.pk/nphp or can be obtained from District Housing Program Office from October 22, 2018 for the first phase.

The scheme’s pilot project in various cities is currently underway and people would be greatly benefitted from this scheme besides economic boom in the country, the sources maintained.

(APP)