The date for announcing successful applicants for flats and plots of land under the government's housing schemes remains unchanged and the list will be released in June, the planning ministry has said.
State minister Akram Kamaludeen, who chairs the home ownership committee, assured Adhadhu that the list will be announced in June. The ministry previously said the list would be announced before Eid.
Asked if it would be announced before Eid, Akram said closing for the holidays was "a completely different matter." He said repeatedly that the list will be announced this month.
The government invited applications for the flats and plots of land on June 26, 2022. It was later decided to award 1000 plots from Hulhumale', 2000 plots from Gulhifalhu and at least 2000 plots from land to be reclaimed from the Giraavaru lagoon to native residents of Male'. Of the 5000 plots, 3000 plots will be handed over in the first round.
On the day that work began on marking boundaries for the 1000 plots in Hulhumale', the planning ministry said the provisional list would be made public in March. But as the date passed, the ministry now says that it will be announced in June.
Resolving the housing crisis in Male' was a campaign pledge of president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. In order to fulfill the pledge, applications for the flats and plots of land were opened on June 26 last year.
Before the deadline passed on October 15 last year, 15,164 applications were submitted for the 3000 plots and 20,697 applications were submitted for the 4000 flats.
According to the announcement made by the government at the time, the smallest plot to be awarded under the home ownership scheme would be 1250 square feet.
