The Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development, Dr. Ali Haidar, has announced that the provisional list of recipients for the 4,000 flats, allocated under the previous government’s ‘Gedhoruveriya’ (Homeowner) scheme, will be announced within the coming week.
Speaking on a state media program, the Minister stated that they are currently in the process of re-evaluating the applications submitted for the 4,000 flats.
‘Once the evaluation of all forms is completed, we will announce the provisional list of recipients for the 4,000 flats within the coming week,’ the Minister said.
The Minister also stated that after publishing the provisional list, there will be an opportunity for complaints to be filed. He added that after completing all these processes, the flats will be handed over to the rightful recipients within this year.
Towards the end of the previous government’s term, a list of flat recipients was made public. Following the publication of the list, due to numerous complaints, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) intervened and halted the process. The relevant ministry of the previous government also announced that they had suspended the distribution of flats in accordance with the ACC’s directive.
After investigating the matter, the ACC stated that 60 percent of the recipients of the 4,000 flats allocated by the previous government did not meet the eligibility criteria. However, the ACC has given permission to the ministry to proceed with allocating flats to those who were correctly awarded points and met the eligibility criteria.
The 4,000 flats being constructed under the ‘Gedhoruveriya’ scheme are funded through a sovereign guarantee of 227 million dollars provided to the Maldivian government by India’s Exim Bank.
This is a project being carried out by India’s JMC Projects Limited and National Buildings Construction Company (NBCC).
Of the 32 towers in this project, NBCC is constructing 16 towers, while JMC is working on the other 16 towers.
These towers include 2,800 three-bedroom apartments and 1,200 two-bedroom apartments. The two-bedroom apartments are 650 square feet units, while the three-bedroom apartments are 900 square feet. These are spacious apartments, and FDC (presumably Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation) stated that before handing over the flats to the public and people start living in them, basic services will be available in each building.
