The government is to issue 6,200 plots of land under the ‘Binveriyaa’ scheme this time round.

This was revealed by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during a ceremony held on Sunday to inaugurate the land reclamation project in Gulhifalhu.

Initially, the government decided to issue 5,000 plots of land from the Greater Malé Region under the scheme. These include 1,000 plots of land from Hulhumalé, 2,000 plots of land from Gulhifalhu and 2,000 from Giraavarufalhu.

The ‘Binveriyaa’ scheme comes under the ‘Gedhoruverin’ programme launched by the administration to address the housing crisis facing the residents of the Greater Malé Region.

Taking the podium at the event, President Solih revealed that the government has decided to increase the plots of land to be issued this round, to 6,200.

As such, the president noted that instead of 1,000 plots of land, 2,200 plots will be allocated from Hulhumalé, with which the total number of plots granted under the initiative will rise to 6,200.

In addition to this, President Solih noted that the government is currently exploring ways through which more plots of land can be reserved for the purpose, from Gulhifalhu and Giraavaru.

He also assured that the people in dire need of land in the GMR, will be granted land in the future.

The government publicized the temporary list of recipients of housing plots under the ‘Binveriyaa’ scheme on June 26.

The government had received a total of 15,164 applications by the time deadline for applications rolled around. These include 12,794 applications that met the criteria, from 19,858 individuals.

The government had announced its decision to issue land plots to all those who met the criteria among the applicants.