Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Wednesday handed over the final possession certificate of flats to the beneficiaries of affordable housing scheme under Defence and Paramilitary category floated by Haryana Housing Board in Sector 31, Panchkula.
The Chief Minister while addressing the beneficiaries said that they had served the nation with dedication.
Speaking on the occasion, Housing Minister, Krishan Lal Panwar said that this is first scheme of the country under which flats have been provided to defence personnel at one place.
After constitution of Housing Board, 90,000 flats have been constructed by the Board of which 90 per cent are for people belonging to economically weaker sections. Such scheme was being implemented for defence personnel in Jhajjar and Faridabad, he said.
Giving details of the scheme, Chairman, Haryana Housing Board, Jawahar Yadav informed the Chief Minister that the Board would construct a total of 711 flats for defence personnel.