Islamabad: The public and private sectors of the country have offered 189 sites on Wednesday to build low cost housing units to provide affordable accommodation to lower middle class under ‘Naya Pakistan Housing Programme’ (NPHP).
An official in the Ministry of Housing and Works stated that 57 sites have been offered by private sectors to build around 104,912 houses and other 132 sites by the government sectors which are being evaluated.
“The present government intends to build a total of five million housing units to cater for the needs of the shelter less and low-income people in the country,” he added.
The official further said the government has received over two million applications, out of which 1.8 million are eligible.
“Housing schemes by Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority (NPHDA) in Islamabad and Lahore are being finalized,” said official adding that so far, 6769 houses have been completed under various schemes.
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