Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Mohamed Aslam has assured that the land plots and flats will be handed over under the government’s social housing policy during the current presidential term.
Speaking at the Parliament, Minister Aslam provided information on the ongoing social housing projects. He said that the finishing works might not be completed at some flats when they are handed over but that the government aims to complete all projects as soon as possible. He added that the administration will hand over the flats to the owners, unlike previous governments which only handed out ownership documents at the end of their terms.
The planning ministry has stated that the final list of recipients of the flats and land plots in the Greater Male’ Region will be published in May. The ministry accepted applications through the Gedhoruverin Portal from June to September 2022. The ministry plans to give out 4,000 housing units under the Gedhoruveriyaa 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 ministry received over 20,000 applications for housing units under the Gedhoruveriyaa scheme and over 15,000 applications for land plots under the Binveriyaa scheme.