A total of 800 complaints were received on the temporary list of ‘Binveriyaa’ scheme beneficiaries by the time the July 15 deadline approached.
This was revealed by Minister of State for National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Akram Kamaludeen.
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.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih revealed that 6,200 plots of land will be issued under the ‘Binveriyaa’ scheme this time round.
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.
However, President Solih has since announced the government’s decision to increase the plots of land to be issued this round, to 6,200.
As such, 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 Giraavarufalhu.
He also assured that the people in dire need of land in the GMR, will be granted land in the future.
He also revealed that the plots of land issued to beneficiaries from the Greater Malé Region (GMR) under the ‘Binveriyaa’ scheme will be handed over during August 2023.
Adding that the 150-hectare land reclamation project would also support the development of the Gulhifalhu port in addition to providing land for the Binveriyaa Housing Scheme, the president announced that the administration plans to allocate 2,000 housing plots in Gulhifalhu and reserve another 2,000 for the housing scheme in Giraavarufalhu.
President Solih highlighted that the government would comb through the complaints received regarding the temporary beneficiaries list, and address the issues that need resolving, before publicizing the final list, and that he hopes to hand over the plots of land to beneficiaries, during August at the latest.
The Maldivian leader added that his administration aims to continue issuing plots of land until all the eligible beneficiaries have received a plot, as per the list of recipients.
The president described his administration’s goal to maintain a prosperous and safe Maldives for his people, to be the driving force behind every agreement signed, ground broken, and initiative begun.
The government received a total of 15,164 applications by the time deadline for applications rolled around. These include 12,794 applications that met the criteria, which makes up 19,858 individuals.
The government had announced its decision to issue land plots to all those who meet the criteria from among the applicants.
During his presidential address in 2022, President Solih announced that a solution will be provided for those in desperate need of housing in the capital city, by the time his presidential term ends and during his fifth presidential address delivered this year, he announced the decision to increase the plots of land to be issued from GMR for housing.
Referring to his fourth presidential address delivered at the parliament, President Solih said that the government has no intention to deceive the people in its endeavor to meet the pledges.
