Activities
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National
Housing Policy Salient Feature:
Adoption of a very pragmatic National Housing policy by the
government is considered as a milestone in the Housing activities
of Bangladesh. The main objectives of the National Housing
Policy are: |
1. Ensuring housing for
all with particular emphasis on the disadvantaged, destitute,
the shelter less poor and the low and middle-income group
of people. |
2. Make available suitable
land for housing at affordable price. |
3. Developing mechanisms
to discharge formation of slums and squatter settlements,
unauthorized constructions and encroachments. |
4. Mobilization of resources
for housing through personal savings and financial institutions. |
5. Developing institutional
and legal framework for facilitating housing. |
6. Providing encouragement
to universities, research institutions and research centers
for research on housing oriented. |
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To achieve the above
objectives, the strategy of the government is to act is a
promoter and facilitator and also as a provider to a limited
extent. The salient features of the housing strategy envisaged
i the National Housing Policy are : |
1. Housing will be given
due priority in the national development plans. |
2. The role of the government
in housing will be to supply serviced land at reasonable price
and to help create and promote housing financing institution.
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3. Efforts will be made
to increases affordability of the disadvantaged and the low
income groups through providing credit for income generation.
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4. Improvement and rehabilitation
of the existing housing stock will be given priority by the
government alongside new housing. |
5. Encroachment on public
land and unauthorized constructions will be discouraged. |
6. Facilities incremental
house building and ensure wider application resources. |
7. Conservation of the
natural environment and preservation of cultural heritage
in new housing projects. |
