Viet Nam PM on erasing dilapidated houses

Chairing the first meeting of the central steering committee for the eradication of temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide in Hanoi on Sunday, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also head of the steering committee, said the programme is a people-centred plan.

He agreed to set up steering committees at the provincial, district and commune levels, and the establishment must be completed before November 30th this year to organize synchronous implementation from the central to local levels.

He requested the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities focus on organizing and synchronously and drastically deploying housing support for people with meritorious services, and the emulation movement “Eliminating temporary houses and dilapidated houses nationwide in 2025”.