PM directs survey of properties for loans under Apna Ghar Scheme
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed provincial officials to survey properties for the 'Apna Ghar' housing scheme to facilitate low-income loans. The government is also pushing for increased bank lending to the agriculture sector as part of a broader financial access plan.
Why it matters
This initiative reflects the government's attempt to address housing shortages and stimulate economic growth through targeted financial inclusion.
The meeting was informed that volume of bank lending to the agriculture sector stood at Rs1.268 trillion in August 2026, while a target of Rs2 trillion by June 2028 has been set under the Access to Finance Plan 2026-2028.
ISLAMABAD, Sep 9 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the provincial chief secretaries to conduct a comprehensive survey of properties that could be made available for providing loans to people seeking to build homes under the Prime Minister’s Apna Ghar Scheme.
Chairing a review meeting on access to finance plan 2026-28, the prime minister said that providing affordable housing to low-income and middle-class segments was the government’s top priority.
During the meeting, the prime minister was informed that 147,504 applications had so far been received under the Prime Minister’s Apna Ghar Scheme, of which 53,127 applications have been approved.
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