As many as 32,904 landless and homeless families across the country will get houses under the third phase of the Ashrayan-2 Project on Tuesday ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the distribution of houses through a virtual function on Tuesday morning from Ganabhaban, reports UNB.
The Prime Minister will be connected virtually with Kaichail union of Nagarkanda under Faridpur district, Gourichonna union of Barguna Sadar under Barguna district, Khokshabari union of Sirajganj Sadar under Sirajganj district and Barkhain union of Anwara Upazila under Chattogram district.
This distribution of houses will be part of the government’s initiative to provide houses to all landless and homeless families on the occasion of “Mujib Borsho”.
PMO Senior Secretary Md. Tofazzel Hossain Miah in a press briefing held at the PMO said that each unit has two rooms, a kitchen, a toilet and a veranda costing Tk 2,59,500 without tax and VAT.
“The amount is Tk 3,30,000 with tax and VAT,” he said.
Alongside the houses, the ownership documents of a two decimal land will be given to each family.
In the first phase the government has given 63,999 houses on January 23, 2021 while 53,330 houses on June 20, 2021.
In the third phase approval has been given to build 65,674 houses while 32,904 houses will be handed over on Tuesday.
The number of allocated single houses in 2021-22 fiscal is 1,83,003 worth Tk 39.72 billion.
