CM Punjab forms committee to offer free plot to citizens

LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday formed an 8-member committee to finalize the Terms of Reference (TORs) for providing free plots to the public.

As per the details, chairing the meeting, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif reviewed the three and five marla housing schemes under the Chief Minister’s dream that every homeless person should have their own roof.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif had set a target of constructing 20,000 houses in Punjab in February and ordered to meet the target of constructing houses in Punjab.

CM Punjab ordered that the target of constructing 100,000 houses annually should be met at all costs.

The Chief Minister was informed in a briefing that the development of 35 housing schemes, 2807 plots has been completed in 22 districts of Punjab.

She ordered to accelerate the development of 9 housing schemes, 1119 plots in 7 districts.

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif also reviewed the progress on the projects of Apna Ghar Program.

The meeting also reviewed the recommendations and suggestions regarding the scheme to provide free plots to homeless citizens in Punjab.

The meeting was briefed that loans worth Rs. 8.2 billion have been issued for the construction of 9015 houses and 2050 people have also received the second installment of loans for the construction of houses.

It was informed in the briefing that 4841 houses are under completion under the Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar program.

The number of citizens visiting the Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar portal has reached 728,000, the meeting was briefed.

About 400,000 applications for Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar have come with complete documents.

More than 74,000 draft applications have also been submitted on the Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar portal and the process of submitting documents is underway.