Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz says loans under the ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ program will be granted purely on merit.

In a statement, she said those receiving a loan of one point five million rupees will only have to repay principal amount in installments of fourteen thousand rupees per month over nine years.

Under ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ program, over 5,000 houses are nearing completion rapidly and construction of houses has begun with loans provided in Phase two to three thousand individuals.