Amendments have been brought to two categories under the shelter program 2018 initiated by the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure.

According to the ministry, amendments have been brought to the categories of newly weds and married couples aged between 18 - 40.

With the new amendments, applicants are required to be aged 18 and under 41 before the deadline for form applications approaches.

Previously, the two categories state that one-room apartments will be alloted for those wedded between ages 18 - 40 and conditions that come under flat allocations for newly weds include being 18 and under 41 by the time application deadline approaches.

While 12 categories were opened under the state's shelter program 2018, 7000 flats are to be allocated this year for citizens eligible under the categories.

State has decided to give 1000 flats to civil service staff, 1000 flats to married couples between the ages 18 to 40, 1000 flats to Malé citizens who are not registered in the 'dhaftharu' and 1044 to citizens registered in the dhaftharu. Housing Ministry also announced that doctors and nurses will receive 475 flats, teachers will receive 625 flats and single parents are to receive 500 flats while 200 flats have been reserved for persons with disabilities.

While the forms will be available for collection until the 31st of July, applications will be accepted from the 03rd of June till the beginning of July.