Rs511b approved, Rs91b disbursed under Apna Ghar

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb urged lenders and implementing bodies to speed up funding for small businesses and agriculture, while noting a gap between housing approvals and payments under Apna Ghar. The Express Tribune reported that the scheme has cleared 86,896 applications worth Rs511 billion, but loans totalling Rs91 billion have reached 15,584 borrowers. The sixth Access to Finance Steering Committee meeting also considered ways to ease housing supply constraints and support builders and projects under construction.

Outstanding SME financing was Rs1.148 trillion as of October 23, 2026, while agriculture lending amounted to Rs1.329 trillion across about 3.5 million borrowers. Under Zarkhez-e Asaan Zarai Qarza, 6,132 collateral-free loans worth Rs2.34 billion were disbursed, and the PAVE programme delivered 3,263 electric vehicles. The committee also reviewed credit-scoring pilots and digital tools for SME and exporter financing.