Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar scheme wins UN honour

The Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar housing programme of Punjab government has been selected for the United Nations Scroll of Honour Award.

The UN-Habitat announced the conferment of the award in recognition of the programme's efforts to provide safe and adequate housing opportunities to low-income families. The programme was selected following a review of housing projects being implemented across the world.

The award will be presented at a global World Habitat Day event on October 5 in Muscat, while seminars and workshops on housing and urban development will be organised from October 6 to 8.

Five programmes from around the world are selected for the award each year.

Under the programme, loans worth Rs260 billion have been disbursed for the construction of more than 200,000 houses.