Vietnam: Housing Development Program and Plan according to the new Draft Decree

Vietnam: Housing development program and plan according to the new Draft Decree (illustrative image)

The amendments to the regulations on the housing development program and plan in Vietnam under the Draft Decree on amendments to Decree 99/2015/ND-CP are as follows:

Firstly, in the case of changes to the national housing development strategy or changes in local socio-economic development planning, or when it is necessary to adjust the content of the housing development program to suit the actual situation of the locality, the provincial-level People's Committee shall organize the construction of the adjustment content and submit it to the People's Council at the same level for approval.

Secondly, the Department of Construction directly or cooperates with consulting units, and district-level People's Committees to build the content of the housing development program adjustment, clearly stating the contents needing adjustment according to regulations for reporting to the provincial-level People's Committee for consideration and comments. After the provincial-level People's Committee gives opinions on the adjustment contents, the Department of Construction completes the draft for the provincial-level People's Committee to submit to the People's Council at the same level for consideration and approval.

For municipalities, the provincial-level People's Committee must obtain the unanimous opinion of the Ministry of Construction on the adjustment contents before submitting it to the People's Council at the same level for approval.

Thirdly, after the People's Council at the same level passes, the provincial-level People's Committee approves the adjustment of the housing development program. Based on the adjusted content of the Program, the provincial-level People's Committee organizes the construction and adjustment of the housing development plan to match the adjusted housing development program.

Fourthly, the provincial-level People's Committee must publicly post the adjusted housing development program and plan on the provincial-level People's Committee's electronic information portal and the Department of Construction; at the same time, send the housing development program and plan (including the adjusted program and plan) to the Ministry of Construction for public posting on the Ministry's electronic information portal for monitoring and management.

Details may be found in Draft Decree.

Long Binh

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