Regardless of all the back and forth with the Binveriya scheme so far, the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has taken the step to announce the commencement of land transfer agreements for the recipients of the Binveriya scheme.
Source: Sun
For years Maldives has been grappling with an escalating housing crisis due to underdevelopment in the islands which has forced many to move to the Greater Male’ Area. And while the housing crisis affects people from all around the Maldives, the lack of housing in the Greater Male’ Area also affects the residents of the capital city, forcing many to opt for long-term rental homes and never having a place to actually call their home.
In an effort to avert this issue and bring a solution to this problem, the Solih administration announced the ‘Binveriya’ (land owner) scheme. Under this scheme, those Male’ residents who do not have a place to call their home would get land to build their future. While the thought behind the scheme is providing homes for those who are still renting homes in their own city, the Binveriya scheme has seen a fair deal of controversy since the scheme was announced.
Not only did the scheme see a large number of people disagreeing with land distribution in an area where land is already so scarce, but with the announcement of the list of beneficiaries of the scheme many were also quick to notice that the list included several major names, all of whom were already wealthy home and business owners in the Maldives, including high-profile politicians.
Regardless of all the back and forth with the Binveriya scheme so far, the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has taken the step to announce the commencement of land transfer agreements for the recipients of the Binveriya scheme.
In order to facilitate this process, the Ministry has stated that the beneficiaries will be given a designated date and time to attend the allocated venue, which is the Hulhumale’ synthetic track. In addition to this, the Ministry has also revealed that in instances where the recipient is unable to attend the venue in person for the handover, a proxy can be sent to sign the document on their behalf which can be facilitated through completing a ‘power of attorney’ document through the Gedhoruveriya portal.
Individuals attending the signing are required to present a copy of the land recipient's ID card, along with their own original ID card as well. This meticulous approach ensures that all necessary steps are taken to safeguard the interests of both recipients and the government.
