India, March 19 -- Haryana government on Tuesday conducted a draw for the allotment of reserved flats, selecting 2,709 families from around 150,000 applicants who had applied in 2023, offering relief to economically weaker section (EWS) applicants waiting for subsidised housing for over a year.

The list of eligible applicants was released on the Haryana Housing For All (HFA) website. Selected families will receive 1-BHK flats of approximately 200 square feet each at a subsidised rate of Rs.1.5 lakh. An HFA official said the market rate for similar units in private builder societies ranges between Rs.10 lakh and Rs.15 lakh.

Final possession of the flats will be handed over on March 22 during a chief minister's programme in Gurugram.

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