CM asks legislators to visit housing loan recipients

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed legislators to accompany the deputy commissioners in visiting the citizens who are building their houses under the Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar programme.

According to a statement, the first tranche has been paid under the scheme to more than 850 applicants. Applicants across Punjab have received Rs600 million to build their houses.

The assembly members will hand over letters of congratulation on behalf of the CM to the beneficiaries.

The chief minister congratulated the beneficiaries on getting loan under the housing scheme.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz stated in her message on World Tsunami Awareness Day that the Punjab government had introduced a comprehensive climate policy that also encompassed the protection of lives and property in natural calamities. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority is being developed.