Jana Sevana housing loan programme commences

COLOMBO: 'Jana Sevana - houses for 1000 families', implemented under the Jana Sevana Housing Project of the Mahinda Chinthana concept will be launched in all parts of the country including North and East from February 26,.

The National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) will implement this programme which would be completed by the end of June.

The NHDA will provide a Rs. 50,000 loan for each of the 1000 householder families. Within the next few days the NHDA will identify the beneficiary families of this programme.

Prior to the above programme, the NHDA launched the "Jana Sevana - Grant Housing Programme" in 12 administrative districts of the island considering the poverty stricken districts. This programme was implemented in Matale, Galle, Hambantota, Vavuniya, Ampara, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Badulla, Moneragala and Ratnapura.

The NHDA has provided a Rs. 50,000 grant together with roofing sheets for each householder and most of these householders have completed the basic construction work to-date.

The NHDA has targeted to complete this Jana Sevana Grant Housing Programme by March 15 and ownership of these houses will be handed over on March 18.