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Express Tribune
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
FGEHA housing scheme hits snag
The Green Enclave I, Barakahu project, a collaborative venture between the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) and Green Tree, aimed at providing affordable housing for federal government employees, has reportedly come to a standstill. According to the official spokesperson of FGEHA, the contractor attributed the project's stall to rising inflation and escalating construction costs. Launched in 2009 under a 'first-come, first-served' membership drive, Phase I of the project aimed to provide residential plots to federal employees. Consent letters began issuing in April 2015, while computerised balloting held on February 26, 2021, allotted specific plot numbers to the successful applicants, he added. Of a total of 3,282 plots, 3,268 have been allocated to government employees across five categories based on their service gradesfrom Category I (Grades 20-21) to Category V (Grades 1-10). The project spans over 3,375 kanals of land and comprises five designated blocks: A, B, C, D, and E. He added that the development work on this project began in December 2019 and progressed rapidly until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, which significantly disrupted construction activities nationwide. By 2022, work on Green Enclave-I had come to a complete halt.
Express Tribune
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Senate body seeks criminal action in FGEHA scandal
The Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas on Monday witnessed a threadbare discussion on the inquiry conducted by the Cabinet Division concerning the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority's (FGEHA) housing project. The session was chaired by Agha Shahzaib Durrani. The Cabinet Division, in its report, found the '3Cs' guiltyClient, Contractor, and Consultantand termed it a case of 'Collusion,' said a statement. The Cabinet Division also laid grey allegations on NESPAK and stated that Rs1.3 billion for unsuitable material was approved by the consultant, when, in fact, no such work was done at the site. However, NESPAK officials claimed that the land available for the project was less than the land assigned for the project. NESPAK sought time to submit a reply to the allegations leveled by the FGEHA. Senator Agha Shahzaib Durrani raised eyebrows on the 'fake bank guarantee' and asked whether the FGEHA verified the bank guarantee from the bank branch and head office. However, the FGEHA couldn't provide any reply to the query. He further asked, if the FGEHA didn't verify the bank guarantee from the Head office, then how come half of the payment was made on the same day the Bank Guarantee was submitted. Surprisingly, officials couldn't provide any reply to the query and admitted that criminal practices were involved on behalf of finance director and project director. After detailed deliberations, the committee recommended initiating criminal proceedings against the finance director, project director, and other relevant staff involved in such a crime.
