Ministry to award flats to ACC sanctioned list
When the Housing Ministry said it had received a list from the ACC, the commission had examined only 4,048 forms during their investigation.
By
Ahmed Mizyal
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has said that it is in the process of finalising the beneficiaries under the 'Gedhoruveriya Scheme' launched by the previous government to provide flats to the residents of capital city Male.
The Housing Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that it received a list of forms on Thursday from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), of legit applicants that were eligible for the flats allocated under the housing scheme.
As the forms contained in the list sent by the ACC are based on information obtained for investigation purposes only, the ministry said in a statement that it is making arrangements to determine the beneficiaries of flats under the Gedhoruveriya scheme. No further details were given.
The ACC stopped the handover of 4,000 Gedhoruveriya flats in late November as it had begun investigating complaints that the previous government was announcing a corrupt list and handing over land registries illegally.
Despite the investigation, the commission on Thursday gave permission to the Housing Ministry to continue with the allocation of flats based on certain circumstances.
20,696 people applied for flats under the Gedhoruveriya scheme. The previous government's Housing Ministry released a list of 18,167 eligible people.
When the Housing Ministry said it had received a list from the ACC, the commission had examined only 4,048 forms during their investigation.
According to the ACC, among the forms examined in the investigation:
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The percentage of applicants who qualify and have no problems is: 20.7%
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Despite eligibility, problematic forms: 19.7%
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Ineligible forms: 59.6%
