KP Government Launches Ehsaas Apna Ghar Scheme for Low-Income Families

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has crossed another milestone and formally launched the implementation of the Ehsaas Apna Ghar scheme.

The KP government has formally launched the implementation of the Ehsaas Apna Ghar scheme and has started providing interest-free loans to low-income people to build their own homes.

In this regard, a ceremony was held at the Chief Minister’s House Peshawar, in which Chief Minister KP Ali Amin Gandapur distributed interest-free loan checks to successful applicants.

The KP government has allocated Rs4 billion for providing interest-free loans under the Ehsaas Apna Ghar scheme and to maintain transparency, loans are being provided to successful applicants after a computerized draw of applicants.

Addressing the ceremony, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur said that the Ehsaas Apna Ghar scheme is the flagship and pro-poor project of the provincial government and is part of the vision of PTI founder Imran Khan to provide shelter to the low-income earners.

He said that they are also starting a project to provide solar systems to deserving families soon. 100 percent transparency and merit have been ensured in Ehsaas Apna Ghar and Solar Scheme. I am grateful to the people that they have also not resorted to any political recommendation in this regard.

Under this scheme, individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 with a monthly income of less than Rs 1.5 lakh will be eligible to take out loans. Applicants will be given interest-free loans of up to Rs 1.5 lakh, which will have to be repaid in easy installments over a period of seven years.

Under the scheme, loans are being provided in all districts of the province based on population ratio, while loans will also be provided in the coming years through the revolving fund system.

One hundred and twenty-three thousand applications were received for the first phase. 18,555 applications met the requirements.