Pakistan-Report of the Standing Committee on Housing and Works

Housing is an alarming issue that needs to be tackled proactively due to the rapidly growing rate of the population across the country. It is necessary to deliver results on a fast-track basis to meet the demand for government accommodations by launching new housing schemes in order to accommodate a large number of government employees. The drastic increase in urbanization further complicates the housing issue as house rents are skyrocketing in urban parts of the country. It is necessary to devise new policies by reviewing the existing regulatory frameworks for further improvements and bringing about innovations to remove bottlenecks in the implementation of housing projects, especially those for low and middle-income segments of society. The Senate Standing Committee on Housing & Works – in the exercise of its powers as laid down in Rule 166 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012 deliberated upon various matters of public importance pertaining to the Ministry of Housing & works and put forth suggestions/ recommendations to expedite the efforts for provision of government accommodations to a large number of employees waiting for allotments. Under Rule 187 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the Committee on several occasions ordered the production of papers and records to examine the on-going and future projects and suggested affirmative actions for the rectifications of loopholes that impede the performance of Ministry and other attached bodies.