“Seeing the houses built under Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar program gives me a great pleasure, it is as if i am building my own house,” said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif while noting success of ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar Scheme.’ She added,”I am sure it will prove to be the best housing scheme in Pakistan.”
Madam Chief Minister said,”I want no one in Punjab to remain homeless, everyone should have the happiness of having his/her own roof.” She added,”The state is like a mother and mothers feel more for the homeless children.”
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said,”In Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar, there is no culture of recommendations, loans are given purely on merit.” She added,”Those who get a loan of Rs 1.5 million will have to pay the principal amount in 09 years installments of Rs 14,000 per month.” She underscored,”A unique record of giving microfinance loans worth Rs 8.5 billion under the scheme in a short period of a few months has been achieved.”
Madam Chief Minister said,”A record of more than 400,000 applications and documents have been received on Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar portal in the shortest period.” She added,”5,000 loans have been issued in phase-I of scheme.” She underscored,”More than 5,000 houses under the program are nearing completion.”
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said,”Construction of houses has also begun with the 3,000 loans issued in Phase-II.” She added,”03 impartial microfinance institutions are verifying applications received on Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar portal.”
Madam Chief Minister directed the relevant authorities to complete construction of one lakh houses in one year, and those of 05 lakh houses in five years.” She noted,”A web portal acag.punjab.gov.pk and a helpline number 0800-09100 have been established for the guidance of potential applicants of Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar scheme.”