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LAHORE, (MANEND NEWS): Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the
government is emphasizing on the housing sector to achieve higher
growth and provide job opportunities to the people.
He was addressing a ceremony at Raiwind area of Lahore on Thursday
after performing groundbreaking of a housing project under Punjab
Peri Urban Low Housing scheme. The Prime Minister said the
government has given incentives to the construction industry and
there is a record sale of cement. He was confident that impact of this
boom in construction industry will soon be visible on the overall
economy.
PM Imran Khan said the government’s low cost housing initiative is a
beginning of a revolution in the country. He said it will enable the
common man including the salaried class, welders, mechanics and
small farmers to own their own houses. He said the banks are now
providing loans on low interest rates to the common man to build their
own houses.
The Prime Minister said there is also a plan to convert slums into such
facilities where people have access to all basic amenities including
electricity, gas and sewerage. Under the Peri Urban housing scheme,
he said the housing units are being built in areas where there was no
concept of constructing the houses.
The Prime Minister said the government is taking steps to uplift the
agriculture sector. He said there is record production of wheat, rice
and maize. He said this happened because we ensured that the
farmers get better price of their produce. He said the agriculture sector
will be transformed through the introduction of new techniques and
technology. He said our exports have also started increasing due to
the incentives given to the industries. He said the people will see the
positive outcome of present government’s policies in the coming days.
The Prime Minister advised the people to observe SOPs to deal with
the third wave of COVID-19. He said the next two weeks are very
important and we have to bring down the Corona cases, and it can be
done if the people start wearing masks.