The permanent list of all eligible recipients of the 4,000 housing units developed by Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation (FDC) has been released on Wednesday evening, November 15.
The Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (MNPHI) placed its announcement on gazette revealing that the final list was released after assessing all the complaints received from applicants during the complaints window.
With the revision, applicants scoring 75 points will be subject to three-bedroom units remaining after allocating the units to recipients with 76 points or more, through a draw.
For two-bedroom units, the allocation remains unchanged with recipients scoring 73 points or more entitled to them.
Government has set a monthly rent of MVR 8,000 inclusive of MVR 1,000 in maintenance fee for the three-bedroom units, and a rent of MVR 6,000, inclusive of the maintenance fee, for two-bedroom units.
According to the ministry's announcement, rents will be charged after a three-month period from the date of handover. The recipients are required to pay rents for 300 months to gain full ownership of the properties.
Recipients that include married couples will be entitled to one unit, which will be entitled to one of the spouses.
While the ministry announced the recipient list for the 4,000 units, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on the same evening demanded to cease all works related to the flat issuance.
The commission has already demanded the ministry to cease its operations related to the housing unit handover, which ACC said should be sustained until it declares otherwise.
ACC's investigation on the social housing issue, brought to light by public complaints, revealed that some of the recipients were awarded points in violation of the policy. The investigation further revealed that though the ministry had space to verify information provided by applicants, it did not assess the information for its validity.
The commission's order to stop flat issuance has come amid the ministry's arrangements to broadcast the flat draw live on Thursday evening, November 16 via the state-run Yes TV.
The permanent list publicized previously attracted significant public criticism. ACC demanded from the ministry to provide sufficient time for the recipients to lodge their complaints, assess and address them before issuance of the units.
The ministry provided a five-day window for complaints during which it received over 7,000 complaints. The final list has been publicized four days since the complaint window expired.
Sign In