One of the fundamental needs of humans is housing and with the existing demand and supply gap of residential units in the country, the prices have further increased. This price hike has made it extremely difficult for a common man to own a house or an apartment unit, especially in the mega metropolises of the country. Among other initiatives of the federal government to provide relief to the common man and federal employees, Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) was launched with the purpose of allocating a quota for government employees in newly introduced residential schemes in all major cities.
Let’s take a deeper look into when and how the authority was formed and how government employees can avail its services.
Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA)
Before achieving the status of Federal Government Employees Housing Authority, the authority was recognized as the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF). It was established as a cell in the Ministry of Housing & Works in 1989 as a guaranteed limited company. Through an ordinance promulgated by the president, the foundation gained the status of authority in 2019.
Since then, FGEHA has been assigned the duties of initiating, launching, sponsoring and implementing residential schemes for federal government employees on ownership bases. These schemes are launched in all major cities of Pakistan where the government employees are allocated.
From a broader perspective, the authority is also helping the government in reducing the number of unsheltered families in the country, especially among government employees. The authority assists the employees to have the ownership of a house at the time of retirement or before purely on the basis of merit.
Objectives Of FGEHA
Following are the key objectives of the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation:
- Provide quality and affordable residential units to the federal government employees
- Ensure that the housing units provided to the employees are secure, healthy and located in a decent environment
- Work in partnership with both public and private sectors
- To reduce the number of unsheltered families of serving and retired employees
- Assist employees with housing facility procedures at the time of their retirement or earlier
- In case of an employee’s early demise before retirement, assist their families on the terms decided by the authority
- To launch and implement the allocation of houses for federal employees in Islamabad as well as other cities of the country
How To Contact FGEHA
The authority has different ways in which it can be contacted by existing and retired employees. You can refer to FGEHA’s website where you will find multiple contact numbers for different wings and inquiries as well as email addresses.
How To Register For FGEHA Members’ Portal?
If you are a federal employee, you can register at the members’ portal of FGEHA. The registration process is very simple and all you need to do is just follow the below-mentioned steps:
Step 1: Visit the official website of the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority.
Step 2: On the top right corner, you will find the member registration/log in button. Click that.
Step 3: Enter your registration details including your CNIC number (without dashes), choose a password, full name, email and cellphone number. Once added, click register.
Step 4: An email will be sent to you for verification. Click on it and you will be redirected to the login page.
Step 5: enter your credentials and log in. A one-time password (OTP) will be sent on your cellphone which you will need to enter after logging in. click verify and you will be logged in.
Benefits Of FGEHA Members’ Portal
The members have their own dashboards on the portal where they can check their membership, allotments and payment details. The members can also easily change their password if they feel the need from the portal.
Eligibility Criteria For Plots
The applicant will be eligible for the plot if they have not been allotted a plot or a house already by the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority. This is regardless of the time and whether the plot was retained or disposed of. If both husband and wife are government employees, they will be eligible for a unit as their service benefit.
Applicants can apply for a unit according to their regular pay scale. The authority will determine the seniority of an employee based on their current age. Only permanent government employees are eligible for applications. Daily wagers, contractual employees and others are not eligible. The plot will be allotted on the confirmation of service particulars from the relevant department.
This is all about the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority. For more information on other government institutions and real estate of Pakistan, keep reading Zameen Blog.
