Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has received 14,805 applications for the Binveriyaa and Gedhoruveriyaa housing schemes.
The planning ministry began accepting applications through the Gedhoruverin portal on June 26 and will be accepting applications until September 26. The ministry plans to give out 4,000 housing units under the Gedhoruveriyaa housing scheme and 5,000 land plots under the Binveriyaa scheme, which includes 1,000 land plots from Hulhumale', 2,000 land plots from Gulhifalhu, and 2,000 land plots from Giraavaru.
The two housing schemes are part of the government’s pledge to resolve the housing difficulties faced by residents of Male’ City. Eligibility criteria for the land plots include being a resident of Male’, being over the age of 18 who does not own land, or being willing to release a land plot in the Greater Male’ Region smaller than 600sqft. Applicants must also not have received any housing units under a previous social housing scheme.
Meanwhile, the eligibility criteria for housing units under the Gedhoruveriyaa scheme include being a resident of Male’, being over the age of 18, and having registered in or been living in Male’ for the past 15 years. Applicants must not have received a housing unit under a previous social housing scheme, and must not have purchased a housing unit or land plot bigger than 600sqft in Male’.
Although applications have been opened for both schemes through the Gedhoruverin portal, each individual can only apply for one scheme. Details of the eligibility criteria and awarding policies are available at the portal.