6,000 housing units to be constructed in first phase: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Housing Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed on Monday announced that 6,000 housing units would be constructed in the first phase of Naya Pakistan Housing Programme (NPHP) in the province.

Addressing a press conference, Mehmoodur Rasheed said that 6000 housing units would be constructed in Renala Khurd (Okara), Chishtian and Lodhran in first phase. He said that a three-marla housing unit at ground floor would cost Rs1.75 million and housing unit at first floor would cost Rs1.6 million. Whereas housing unit of five marla at ground floor would cost Rs2.3 million and the unit of first floor would cost Rs2.1 million.

According to the statement released from the ministry, he said that the housing units would be allotted through balloting to the successful applicants and their possession would be handed over to the allottees within one and half year.

The minister said that the PTI government would fulfill all the commitments made with the nation in accordance with vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and added that the initiative of construction of inexpensive housing project in three cities of the province was one of the steps towards fulfillment of commitment, reads the statement.

All basic amenities like school, hospital, playground and internet would be made available in these schemes, he said and added that overseas Pakistanis having domicile of these districts would get 5 percent discount in the projects.

Moreover, one donors’ block for families of deceased employees of police and army who sacrificed their lives for the country and their widows would be provided houses free of cost.

He said that in the second phase, 20000 housing units would be established in Sialkot, Chiniot, Layyah and Faisalabad.