Islamabad: The federal government has introduced a web portal and e-Khidmat centres to promote the construction sector by facilitating the builders’ community – who have pledged to ‘add to the economic wheel’ of the sector, according to a news source published on August 1.
The decision was taken as per the directives of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, during a National Coordination Committee on Housing, Construction and Development (NCCHCD) meeting held on Thursday.
Reportedly, the meeting helped in boosting the morale of builders and developers, who also lauded the steps being taken by the government to resolve their woes and offer them a conducive business environment.
It was revealed that some 13 leading builders have assured the prime minister that they will launch projects in the coming five months – which would be designed and planned to generate economic activity of PKR 1.3 trillion. The representatives of the Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) has reiterated the same commitment and vowed to initiate construction activity for about 100,000 residential units.
During the NCCHCD meeting, Khan was briefed about the online portal established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Government of Punjab to offer official permissions and no-objection certificates (NOC) for the development projects. He was told that the chief secretaries have access to a live dashboard that depicts the status of ongoing applications that can help them take notice of any discrepancies.
Furthermore, the meeting was told that 9 e-Khidmat centres have been established and the facility will be extended to all provinces by August 14.
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