Minister for amendments to housing schemes rules

LAHORE : Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Mian Mahmood-ur-Rasheed Saturday stressed the need for introducing realistic amendments in the rules of housing schemes while considering interest of the public.

He issued these directions to the Lahore Development Authority while addressing a meeting which was attended by Secretary Housing Hassan Iqbal and LDA DG Amna Imran and others.

The minister said all stakeholders should be taken into confidence while drafting amendments regarding service design, marketing, layout, planning standards and NOC of housing schemes. The recommendations and genuine demands of builders and developers should be also considered sympathetically in this process, he said, adding that no delay in finalisation of amendments in relevant rules be made.

The Secretary Housing & Urban Development and the DG Lahore Development Authority briefed the minister about the proposed amendments in rules of housing schemes in detail.

The meeting deliberated upon the proposed amendments clause wise and listened to the viewpoints of Lahore Development Authority authorities and representatives of builders and developers.

The minister said with the introduction of realistic amendments in the rules, the problems facing the public would be addressed to the optimal level.