1,378 govt houses vacated from illegal occupants

Islamabad : The Estate Office has vacated some 1,378 houses from illegal and unauthorised occupants in the federal capital with the help of local administration during the last two and half years.

To streamlining the allotment process, official sources in the Estate Office said that as many as 2,245 houses were allotted to the government employees on a merit basis.

After the judgment of the Supreme Court, they said the allotment of government houses and quarters were being made strictly on merit on the maturity of the turn on the respective general waiting list of the federal government servants under rule 6 & 7 of Accommodation Allocation Rules, 2002. They said that the general waiting list was being maintained and updated by Estate Office regularly which has been established by the information the technology department of Estate Office.

The sources said the federal government employees may apply online or through the mail for registration on the general waiting list and list was also available in the Estate Office website www.estate-office.gov.pk.

To a question about Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme, they said the shortcomings as pointed out by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had been incorporated in the layout plan by expanding the width of roads to 40 feet and increase in green areas.