MoH and W facilitates low income people by initiating housing schemes.

ISLAMABAD -- Ministry of Housing and Works (MoH and W) was taking various steps to facilitate low income people of the country by restarting schemes, constructing new apartments worth Rs 109 billion.

The Ministry has started several schemes worth Rs 5 billion for interest free loans for the low income people for constructing 3 to 5 marla low cost housing units. Some 5,137 housing units are at various stages of completion, an official told reporter.

The MoH and W revived some stalled projects including Kurri Road Islamabad, Wafaqi Colony Lahore, G-10/2 Islamabad, I-16/3 Islamabad and I-12/1 Islamabad.

These long stalled projects have been put on track and completed by the Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA), however, the work on I/16-3 and I/12-1 projects were in progress.

Regarding the initiatives taken in Balochistan, he said Kuchlak road Quetta project consists of 1,350 housing units, which was inaugurated in 2019 on the land provided by Government of Balochistan.

The official said the membership drive was executed and over 7,700 applications were received and automated balloting was also held successfully.

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