ISLAMABAD: A huge demand for registration form for the newly launched Naya Pakistan Housing Program Thursday brought to a grinding halt the website of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), after it got an overwhelming response from 0.2 million users from 174 countries, but was restored within no time.
According to the NADRA spokesman, the website experienced around 10,000 hits a second, causing it to slow down, however, it was restored by its IT Staff, who did not anticipate the heavy response. In the first hour, over 62,000 forms were downloaded f
rom the website.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced launch of the programme and vowed to meet the housing shortage of the country by bui
lding five million houses in five years. He said the programme would not only provide afford
able shelter, but also ensure that the
residents get all modern basic facilities of life.
The form available on the NADRA website has been designed to collect data f
rom the applicants and seeks their requirement, price range and location of the house and the number of people who were expected to live in the house. Preference would be given to those who do not have any independent
residence in Pakistan and only one person in a family is eligible to apply. An amou
nt of Rs 250 will be deposited with every form, and a copy is also acceptable.
The forms can be submitted from October 22 to December 21 at the district offices of the housing programme at Sukkur, Quetta, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Swat, Islamabad and Faisalabad.
The applicants will have to give details of their profession, whether they live currently in joint family, rental, slum, or some other
residence. They will also have to show their income bracket; less than Rs 20,000, up to 40,000, 60,000 and 100,000. It also asks for preferred monthly installments up to Rs 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000.
Published in Daily Times, September 12th 2018.
