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66,000 homeless families getting houses today


Published : 22 Jan 2021 09:42 PM | Updated : 23 Jan 2021 08:51 AM

Country’s about 66,000 families, who have no land and house, will get homes today (Saturday) free of cost as gift from the Prime Minister on the occasion of Mujib Borsho.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the process of handing over the houses to the homeless people at a function.

According to sources, each of these destitute people and poor families are getting a tin-shed semi-pucca house along with two decimals of land.

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, Dr Enamur Rahman earlier said, as per the will of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, not a single person or family in the country will remain homeless.

He said a list of 8,85,622 families, who have no house and land, has already been prepared and homes for all of the enlisted families will be built within the ‘Mujib Borsho’.

“About 66,000 homes for 66,000 families, who are enlisted in the ‘List-Ka’ are almost ready. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to hand over those 66,000 homes to 66,000 families on January 23”, said the State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief.

The state minister said everyone of these people are getting homes as per the dream of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as well as of his daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Officials concerned said the housing project is being implemented jointly by the Asrayan-2 Project, Guchhagram and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. District Council, local administration, upazila administration and local lawmakers are also involved with the implementation of the projects.

The official sources also said that as per the government statistics, there are 2,93,361 families in the country who have neither a home nor any land while there are 5,92,261 families who have lands but no houses. The government will arrange houses or homes for all of these 8,85,622 families free of costs.

The sources further said, Tk1.71 lakh would be spent for the construction of each house on a piece of two decimal land. Each of the houses will have two living rooms and an attached toilet.

Besides, those who have no land would get two decimals of extra land along with a house.

Ashrayan Prokalpa Director Md Mahbub Hossain said that in the first phase, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is handing over houses to about 66,000 families. The construction of one lakh more houses are expected to be completed within the Mujib Borsho.

Officials concerned said the government will provide houses to nine lakh families in phases. Apart from houses, the government is also taking various income-generating programmes to improve the living standards of these landless, homeless widows, helpless, elderly, destitute and disabled people.