Minister won't rush flats hand over until extensive list review

Housing Minister Dr Ali Haider has said that the list of beneficiaries under the housing scheme launched by the previous government needs to be revised and the flats will be handed over after that.

Speaking at a ceremony held at Hiyaa Tower 2 on Thursday, Minister Haider said the government will provide housing to as many people as possible.

Haider said the conditions of the flat recipients were determined by the previous government but the flat list was not compiled properly.

“We have to do some due diligence on the lists of the previous government to select the people who will live in the 4,000 flats under construction,” Haider said.

The minister assured that those who could get removed from the list after reviewing, for not meeting the eligibility criteria will be given opportunities in other housing projects.

"It is the goal of this government to ensure housing for all, without exception, within five years”, the minister said.

The Housing Minister said the government would not influence the review of the lists and an independent committee had been appointed to look into the housing issue.

“We will try to adhere to the rules and conditions set by the previous government as much as possible,” Haider said.

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has said that a committee formed by the current government will review the permanent list of the housing scheme launched by the previous government to provide flats to people living in the Male area.

The ACC stopped the handover of 4,000 flats under the Gedhoruveriya scheme in late November as it was investigating allegations that the previous government had illegally announced a list and handed over the registry.

The ACC said the forms examined in the investigation: