Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved inviting new applications for the province’s Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar housing scheme.
The approval came during a meeting in Lahore chaired by the chief minister to review progress on the project.
Officials told the meeting that more than 1.7 million people had registered on the scheme’s online portal, while 128,718 houses had been completed.
A further 171,597 beneficiaries had received the second instalment of their loans, and construction was progressing rapidly on 62,600 houses, according to the briefing.
The meeting was also informed that loan repayments amounting to Rs22.29 billion had been received, while applicants had received loans worth Rs1.216 billion.
