Nadra says will accept online forms for housing scheme

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) will introduce an online form submission facility for "New Pakistan Housing Scheme" during the next week to facilitate the citizens.

Director NADRA Rizwan Haider said that the decision of providing online facility has been taken keeping in view the difficulties being faced by common citizens in form submission for the housing scheme.

He said it is the highest priority of NADRA to make the application process more convenient through giving facility of online application portal so that maximum number of people in the far-flung areas can get easy access to the form submission facility.        

The director said NADRA has enhanced its network of mobile registration vans in rural areas to facilitate masses for correction of new housing scheme forms and for further guidelines. 

Rizwan Haider expressed the hope that all deserving people will get affordable houses under this scheme through following merit strictly.

One person per family will be eligible to apply for the scheme, and preference will be given to candidates who do not own property in Pakistan, he added.             

Initially, the project was launched in seven districts including Islamabad, Quetta, Sukkur, Faisalabad, Swat, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit.

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