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ISLAMABAD: In a bid to stop middle men, the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) has decided not to entertain power of attorney holders for land acquisition, for development of sectors G-12 and F-12.
The FGEHA is a subsidiary organisation of Ministry of Housing and Works, which last year got the federal cabinet’s approval for development of both sectors.
A couple of months ago, the FGEHA had announced land award of the said sectors and decided that the authority will pay Rs7.2 million for one kanal of land.
However, a large number of middle men became active and they started purchasing land from locals against nominal rates on the basis of power of attorney so that they could get financial compensation from FGEHA, instead of locals.
NA Body Asks Finance Division to Spend Relevant Funds on Federal Government Accommodations
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Works recommended the utilization of a 5 percent repair and maintenance allowance on Federal Government-owned accommodations to prevent their further deterioration.
This allowance is deducted at source from the salaries of Federal Government employees for this very purpose. The decision was taken in the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee on Housing and Works, which was held under the Chairmanship of Engineer Muhammad Najeeb Haroon.
During the discussion, the Committee was informed by the Ministry of Housing and Works that a 5 percent repair and maintenance allowance, deducted at source from the salaries of Federal Government employees was being collected by the Finance Division to the Ministry of Housing and Works on account of salaries of work charge employees of the Pak PWD, thus leading to non-repair or maintenance of the Federal