HIBAPRESS – Ahmed Al-Musaid
On Monday, October 6th, the Eastern Region Council approved a significant developmental and social project during its ordinary session, aiming to provide decent housing for the needy. This project involves the creation of 1,000 land plots allocated for poor and needy families in the city of Bouarfa.
This project, which falls under a partnership between various stakeholders, embodies the region's commitment to improving the living conditions of the local population. The project includes the development of 1,000 residential land plots, spanning a total area of 17 hectares, with a total cost for land development estimated at approximately 34 million dirhams. Joint funding is a key pillar for the success of this program, with the equipping of these plots being funded equally between the Eastern Region Council and the Ministry of National Territory Equipment, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy. Each party will contribute 25,000 dirhams for each land plot, totaling 25 million dirhams from each side. The program primarily targets poor and needy families in the city of Bouarfa who do not have sufficient financial means to own a home, especially vulnerable families and large, needy families. To ensure transparency and accurate targeting, the responsible committee has set precise conditions for eligibility, the most important of which are: The beneficiary must be a head of household, hold Moroccan nationality, and be 18 years of age or older. The beneficiary must not have previously benefited from any similar public support from the state. The beneficiary must not have been residing in the city of Bouarfa for less than five (5) consecutive years. The beneficiary must not own a dwelling or a land plot allocated for construction. The beneficiary is committed to building on the plot delivered to him and not transferring it to others until five (5) years after construction, in all cases where the Unified Social Register is adopted as a reference for determining beneficiaries. The process of benefiting remains subject to the supervision of the governor of Figuig province or his representative, to ensure the application of the laws in force and to determine the final list of beneficiaries with complete transparency and objectivity. This program is considered the result of a collective effort and coordination between various partners, where the efforts of the prefecture, the Eastern Region Council, the Regional Council, and the Bouarfa community have come together to provide the necessary land, implement the project, and ensure that it reaches its actual beneficiaries.
