{"id":101593,"date":"2025-03-06T12:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101593"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:04:59","slug":"cm-maryam-promises-half-million-houses-5-yrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cm-maryam-promises-half-million-houses-5-yrs.html","title":{"rendered":"CM Maryam aims for 500,000 houses in five years, vows swift progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a special meeting to review the progress of the 3-Marla Free Plot Scheme and the provision of loans for individuals receiving plots to build their homes. The update surfaced through an article on March 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/resolution-of-tax-cases-to-recover-billions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PM Shehbaz pushes for quick resolution of tax cases to recover billions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, the CM Maryam instructed authorities to rehabilitate and improve 23 existing housing schemes of the Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA) across 19 districts. She also emphasised the immediate release of funds to accelerate development efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the importance of housing for underserved communities, she stated, \u201cProviding shelter to homeless individuals remains a key priority. It is gratifying to witness homes being built under the \u2018Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar\u2019 program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/exploration-of-rare-earth-minerals-in-punjab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoU signed for exploration of rare earth minerals in Punjab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Director General of PHATA presented a detailed briefing on the program\u2019s progress, reporting that 9,661 houses are near completion across Punjab. He also noted a 100% repayment rate for loans provided under the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CM Maryam urged PHATA to meet project targets by March, reinforcing the government\u2019s commitment to expanding affordable housing in the province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a special meeting to review the progress of the 3-Marla Free Plot Scheme and the provision of loans for individuals receiving plots to build their homes. The update surfaced through an article on March 6. Read: PM Shehbaz pushes for quick resolution of tax cases to recover billions During the meeting, the CM Maryam instructed authorities to rehabilitate and improve 23 existing housing schemes of the Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA) across 19 districts. She also emphasised the immediate release of funds to accelerate development efforts. Highlighting the importance of housing for underserved communities, she stated, \u201cProviding shelter to homeless individuals remains a key priority. It is gratifying to witness homes being built under the \u2018Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar\u2019 program.\u201d Read: MoU signed for exploration of rare earth minerals in Punjab The Director General of PHATA presented a detailed briefing on the program\u2019s progress, reporting that 9,661 houses are near completion across Punjab. He also noted a 100% repayment rate for loans provided under the initiative. CM Maryam urged PHATA to meet project targets by March, reinforcing the government\u2019s commitment to expanding affordable housing in the province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":101233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[57996,2369,58002],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-apni-chhat-apna-ghar","9":"tag-chief-minister-punjab","10":"tag-cm-punjab-news-and-updates","11":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CM Maryam Promises Half Million Houses in 5 Yrs - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz reviews 3-Marla Free Plot Scheme progress &amp; 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