Key Takeaways
- The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) will readjust plot quotas in F-14 and F-15 sectors of Islamabad.
- More than 1,000 plots in the Sky Gardens Scheme near Bhara Kahu will also be redistributed.
- The changes aim to accommodate officers from the ICT administration and other professional groups.
The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) has announced plans to readjust plot quotas in two sectors of Islamabad, F-14 and F-15. This decision follows an investigation into discrepancies between approved allocations and actual allotments, particularly for judges.
According to officials, 25 one-kanal plots originally allotted to judges during the 2016-17 period will be redistributed. The original layout plan for these sectors contained 7,201 plots but was revised in 2021 to reduce the number to 6,800, leading to certain quotas exceeding their approved allocations.
The ICT administration, which was entitled to 16 one-kanal plots, received only one. Similarly, five plots reserved for district court employees and 10 for the Islamabad Bar Association remained unutilised. The ICT administration has since approached FGEHA, seeking allotment of plots under its approved quota.
FGEHA officials stated that the authority’s executive board has already approved the swapping and readjustment of these 25 Category-I plots in sectors F-14 and F-15 where no eligible applicants are available. The move is aimed at accommodating officers from the ICT administration and other professional groups whose quotas were previously used for judges.
In a separate decision, FGEHA will also redistribute more than 1,000 plots in the Sky Gardens Scheme near Bhara Kahu to accommodate applicants waiting under other quotas. This scheme contains 4,255 plots, of which 2,452 have already been allotted.
Officials noted that several quota categories have few or no eligible applicants, while others have a large number of pending applicants. To address the imbalance, FGEHA will redistribute these 1,085 plots among other eligible quota categories on a proportionate basis. Any remaining plots after the adjustment will be allocated under the serving federal government employees’ quota where applicable.
The Sky Gardens project was launched as a joint venture between FGEHA and M/s Commoners Sky Gardens under a land-sharing agreement signed in October 2019. The project spans up to 11,000 kanals near Bhara Kahu and includes plans for 5,754 residential plots. Despite being launched several years ago, physical development of the scheme remains below 50%, with significant delays.
FGEHA officials confirmed that the executive board’s approval has now been received, and the authority is preparing to begin the quota readjustment process. The changes are expected to ensure a fair distribution of plots among all eligible applicants.
