Decision No. 76/2004/QĐ-TTg Approving the Orientation for Housing Development until 2020

Pursuant to …;

Approve the orientation for housing development until 2020

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PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Considering the proposal of the Minister of Construction,

DECISION:

Article 1:Approve the orientation for housing development until 2002 with the main contents as follows:

I. Objectives

1. Contribute to promoting economic and social development; meet the needs to improve living conditions for the people; create momentum for sustainable urban and rural development towards industrialization and modernization in order to effectively implement the basic goals set out in the Fifth Plenary Session and the Seventh Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Ninth Congress.

2. Expand the ability to mobilize investment capital from various economic sectors and society to participate in housing development; promote the formation and development of the real estate market, effectively implement the stimulus policy.

3. Promote the development of housing funds for low-income individuals (including civil servants, public officials, employees at industrial zones, university and college students, vocational school students, and other policy beneficiaries) suitable for specific conditions of each group; implement policies to support improvements in housing for ethnic minorities and policy households living in areas frequently affected by natural disasters.

4. Contribute to improving the quality of life for the people; develop civilized and modern urban housing; gradually improve the quality of rural housing, preserve and promote the national architectural identity, modern and appropriate to the characteristics of each locality.

II. Requirements

1. Housing development work must comply with planning approved by competent state agencies and legal regulations.

2. Housing development targets must be determined as one of the basic indicators of the national and local socio-economic development plans. Annual and periodical housing development targets must be established in accordance with socio-economic development conditions and the characteristics of each locality.

3. Gradually reform housing policies and laws in line with the direction of developing a socialist-oriented market economy; the State plays a guiding role in forming and developing the housing real estate market, while implementing appropriate policies to enable different strata of the population to improve their living conditions.

4. State management of the housing sector must be strengthened through the establishment and improvement of institutional mechanisms, policies, and legal regulations; reform, restructure, and enhance the management machinery of state management agencies, operational models of advisory organizations, and enterprises participating in management and development activities in the housing sector.

III. Main Contents of the Orientation

1. On Urban Housing Development:

a) Develop urban housing according to projects in line with approved planning, ensuring a synchronized infrastructure system to contribute to improving living standards and sustainable urban development.

b) Diversify various types of housing with different sizes and levels of convenience for sale and rent to meet market demands and income conditions of different strata of the population; encourage the development of apartment buildings suitable for specific urban conditions to increase housing funds, save land, and foster civilized urban lifestyles; limit and eventually stop allocating individual plots of land for households and individuals to build houses.

c) Local authorities must strictly manage the construction and renovation of individual urban housing in compliance with planning, architectural, standard, and environmental regulations.

d) The State implements investment policies to build social housing funds for sale on installment, lease-purchase, and rental for policy beneficiaries facing difficulties in improving their living conditions.

đ) Encourage various economic sectors to participate in urban housing development in accordance with the law.

e) Strive to achieve an average housing area per capita of about 15 square meters by 2010 and 20 square meters by 2020, with urban housing quality meeting national standards.² sàn trong năm 2010 và 20 mét² sàn trong năm 2020, chất lượng nhà ở đô thị đạt tiêu chuẩn quốc gia.

2. On Rural Housing Development:

a) Prioritize improving and enhancing the quality of living conditions for rural households (repairing, renovating, and upgrading existing residences). Develop rural housing in conjunction with the development and upgrading of technical and social infrastructure systems, ensuring suitability with production conditions, natural features, and living habits of each locality; effectively utilize existing residential land to conserve land resources.

b) Focus on implementing rural community construction planning as a basis for implementing housing construction and technical and social infrastructure systems according to planning; encourage the development of multi-story houses and project-based housing in areas with approved planning.

c) Leverage the capabilities of each household and individual combined with community, clan, and economic sector assistance to achieve the goal of improving living conditions in rural areas.

d) Continue to implement policies to facilitate improvements in living conditions for ethnic minority groups and poor households in difficult areas, remote regions, and areas frequently affected by natural disasters through financial support for house construction, preferential loans, and technical and building material assistance.

đ) Complete the program to raise the ground level above floodwaters and construct housing in flood-prone communities in the Mekong Delta by 2005; strive to complete the program to support improvements in housing for ethnic minority households in place and policy households in the regions of North Midlands and Mountains, Northern and Southern Central Coast, Southeast, Western Highlands, and the Mekong Delta by 2020.

e) Strive to eliminate temporary housing (bamboo, thatch, and leaf) in rural areas by 2020; the average housing area per capita in rural areas should reach approximately 14 square meters by 2010 and 18 square meters by 2020.² sàn trong năm 2010 và 18 mét² sàn trong năm 2020.

IV. BASIC SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE DIRECTION OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 2020

1. GENERAL SOLUTIONS

a) CONCENTRATE ON STRENGTHENING THE WORK OF ESTABLISHING AND REVIEWING URBAN CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, ESPECIALLY DETAIL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING IN URBAN AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPIRIT OF DIRECTIVE NO. 19/2003/CT-TTg DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 OF THE PRIME MINISTER; PROMPTLY IMPLEMENT THE WORK OF ESTABLISHING PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING FOR RURAL POPULATION SETTLEMENTS TO HAVE A BASIS FOR MANAGING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING;

b) STUDY AND ISSUE REGULATIONS ON HOUSING STANDARDS AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS TO MANAGE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION ACCORDING TO APPROVED URBAN DESIGNS TO ENSURE URBAN ARCHITECTURAL ORDER AND CONTRIBUTE TO ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH LOCALITY;

c) ACCELERATE THE SPEED OF ISSUING CERTIFICATES OF OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO HOUSING AND RIGHTS TO USE RESIDENTIAL LAND AND CERTIFICATES OF RIGHTS TO USE LAND SO THAT HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS CAN EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND CREATE CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HOUSING REAL ESTATE MARKET;

d) REVISE THE WORK OF ESTABLISHING AND APPROVING HOUSING CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT PROJECTS AND THE ISSUE OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING AND THE NEEDS OF IMPROVING DWELLINGS FOR CITIZENS;

đ) CONTINUE TO PERFECT THE CREDIT MECHANISM SUITABLE TO VIETNAM'S CONDITIONS AND INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS TO BORROW FUNDS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF IMPROVING DWELLINGS;

e) ENCOURAGE THE ATTRACTION OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN HOUSING CONSTRUCTION; EXPAND COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCES IN URBAN PLANNING - ARCHITECTURE, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS FROM ABROAD IN THE FIELD OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HOUSING REAL ESTATE MARKET.

2. SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS

a) SOLUTIONS TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FOR POLICY-OBJECT HOUSEHOLDS IN URBAN AREAS:

THE STATE IMPLEMENTS AN INVESTMENT POLICY THROUGH THE EXPLOITATION OF LAND FUNDS THROUGH AUCTIONS OR TENDERING PROJECTS USING LAND TO CREATE CAPITAL TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF RELOCATION HOUSING FUNDS AND SOCIAL HOUSING FUNDS.

ISSUE SPECIFIC MECHANISMS AND POLICIES TO DEVELOP AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE SOCIAL HOUSING FUNDS.

PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR RELOCATION AND SOCIAL HOUSING.

ORGANIZE AND IMPROVE THE STRUCTURE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION MODEL FOR SOCIAL HOUSING INVESTMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT.

b) SOLUTIONS FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR WORKERS IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS:

ORGANIZE SURVEYS, EVALUATIONS, AND SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATIONS OF HOUSING NEEDS FOR WORKERS IN CONCENTRATED INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND STUDENT HOUSING NEEDS IN UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TO HAVE A BASIS FOR PLANNING AND BUILDING HOUSING ACCORDING TO LOCAL REALITY.

PAY ATTENTION TO HOUSING PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRIAL ZONE DEVELOPMENT; RAISE FUNDS FROM BUSINESSES AND COMBINE LABOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM WORKERS TO INVEST IN HOUSING.

ISSUE SPECIFIC MECHANISMS AND POLICIES TO INCENTIVIZE ECONOMIC SECTORS TO INVEST IN HOUSING FOR WORKERS IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS.

c) SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FOR POLICY-OBJECT HOUSEHOLDS IN RURAL AREAS WITH HOUSING DIFFICULTIES:

FOR AREAS FREQUENTLY AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS THE LOWER MEKONG DELTA AND THE CENTRAL REGION, THE STATE WILL SUPPORT PART OF THE INVESTMENT FROM THE BUDGET AND COMBINE WITH LOAN POLICIES TO BUILD ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND PROVIDE LOANS TO HOUSEHOLDS TO PURCHASE HOUSING.

FOR MIDLAND, MOUNTAINOUS NORTH, COASTAL NORTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL, EASTERN SOUTH, AND WESTERN HIGHLANDS, THERE WILL BE POLICIES TO INCENTIVIZE ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTORS, COMMUNITIES, AND CLANS TO SUPPORT AND HELP POOR HOUSEHOLDS IMPROVE THEIR HOUSING; AT THE SAME TIME, CONTINUE TO STUDY AND SUPPLEMENT MECHANISMS AND POLICIES TO SUPPORT ETHNIC MINORITY HOUSEHOLDS, POLICY-OBJECT HOUSEHOLDS, AND POOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSING DIFFICULTIES ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLE OF STATE SUPPORT, SELF-HELP BY CITIZENS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE DWELLINGS.

V. Implementation

1. The Ministry of Construction shall be responsible for:

a) TAKE THE LEAD AND COORDINATE WITH RELATED AUTHORITIES TO STUDY AND BUILD THE HOUSING LAW TO SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION AND SUBMISSION TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR ENACTMENT IN 2005;

b) TAKE THE LEAD IN STUDYING AND BUILDING THE PROPOSAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL HOUSING FUNDS TO SUBMIT TO THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2004;

c) GUIDE AND URGE PROVINCES AND DIRECTLY-GOVERNED CITIES TO COMPLETE THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UNTIL 2010 AND 2020;

d) CONTINUE TO DIRECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLUSTER HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN AREAS OF FREQUENT FLOODING IN THE LOWER MEKONG DELTA AND OTHER AREAS ACCORDING TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT;

đ) IN 2004, TAKE THE LEAD IN STUDYING AND ISSUING HOUSING STANDARDS AND AMENDING AND COMPLETING DESIGN STANDARDS AND EXAMPLES SUITABLE FOR THE INCOME LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POPULATION GROUPS AND THE SPECIFIC SITUATIONS OF EACH LOCALITY;

e) IMPLEMENT THE DIRECTION OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 2020; MONITOR AND REPORT TO THE PRIME MINISTER THE SITUATION AND RESULTS OF IMPLEMENTATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall have the responsibility:

a) TAKE THE LEAD AND COORDINATE WITH THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED MINISTRIES AND LOCALITIES TO STUDY AND BUILD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS AND ANNUAL AND PHASED BUDGET PLANS TO SERVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION AND DECISION;

b) TAKE THE LEAD AND COORDINATE WITH RELATED AUTHORITIES TO STUDY POLICIES TO INCENTIVIZE FOREIGN INVESTORS TO PARTICIPATE IN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE INVESTMENT LAW;

3. THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE SHALL TAKE THE LEAD AND COORDINATE WITH THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION TO ISSUE GUIDELINES ON THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDS OF PROVINCES AND DIRECTLY-GOVERNED CITIES IN 2004.

4. The State Bank of Vietnam shall take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Construction to study and perfect the credit project in the housing sector in accordance with the actual conditions of Vietnam and international financial and credit market practices, and submit it to the Government in 2004.

5. Relevant ministries and sectors shall, based on their assigned functions and tasks, be responsible for promptly implementing the review and research to amend and supplement related legal documents concerning the housing development sector to address speculative activities in the real estate market; gradually limit and eliminate transactions in the real estate market that do not go through state agencies, while creating favorable conditions to encourage this market to operate effectively.

6. People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities shall be responsible for:

a) In 2004, directing competent agencies to study and develop housing development programs until 2010 and 2020; establish annual and period-specific housing development capital targets and plans; organize and direct the implementation of these programs and plans within their jurisdiction; amend, supplement, and promulgate mechanisms and policies to encourage housing development in accordance with the specific conditions of each locality.

b) Promoting the establishment of provincial and centrally governed city housing development funds; studying and promulgating regulations on phased house sales and house rentals applicable to civil servants, employees, officials, and low-income individuals under policy support, workers in concentrated industrial zones, and students at universities, colleges, and vocational schools within their jurisdiction.

c) Conducting surveys to determine the housing needs of workers in concentrated industrial zones and students at universities, colleges, and vocational schools within their jurisdiction to plan and schedule housing construction in line with the actual situation of the locality.

d) Approving housing development programs and projects and plans to provide local budget funding support for housing programs and projects within their authority; implementing the management of housing construction activities within their jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Article 2.This Decision shall take effect fifteen days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Article 3The Ministers of Construction, Finance, Planning and Investment, Science and Technology, Natural Resources and Environment, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Chairpersons of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities, and Heads of relevant ministries and sectors shall be responsible for enforcing this Decision./.