Jakarta, Aug 26 (Antara) - The government has issued a de-regulatory measure to facilitate the construction of low-cost housing for low-income people.
The measure, part of the efforts to implement the government's one million house development program, was aimed at enabling low-income people to have a house of their own. It was contained in the 13th tranche of the government's Economic Policy Package (PKE XIII) announced last Wednesday (Aug 24).
According to Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, the government specifically issued the PKE XIII as a concrete measure to fulfill what was conceived by the first vice president Bung Hatta.
It was Bung Hatta's dream to provide decent housing for all people, particularly those from the low-income group, including families of the civil servants and members of the military and National Police.
"The aim behind the issuance of the PKE XIII is to facilitate the construction of low-cost houses for low-income people by streamlining the licensing procedures," Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said when visiting the tomb of Bung Hatta at Tanah Kusir Public Cemetery. The visit was also in conjunction with the National Housing Day observed on Thursday.
With PKE XIII, the government has sought to streamline and simplify the licenses that developers must secure and phases that they must pass through before starting the construction of housing projects. Besides reducing the number of permits and stages, the permit issuing cost has also been cut by 70 percent, according to Basuki.
To carry out the provisions in the PKE XIII, the government will issue a Government Regulation (PP) which helps simplify the licensing procedures, abolition or reduction in the number of permits or recommendations that developers normally need to construct houses for low-income people.
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung announced on Wednesday the PKE III, the latest policy package issued to encourage the development of affordable housing, streamline construction permits, and reduce construction costs.
The policy focuses on the state's responsibility to provide people with the three basic needs of clothing, housing, and food. "The 13th tranche of the economic policy package lays emphasis on the provision of housing," noted Pramono.
With the issuance of this package, the government hopes to meet the needs of the banking world and housing developers for building houses for low-income families. Thus, the government's ongoing program to build one million houses would be realized.
Chief Economic Minister Darmin Nasution hoped the 12th economic policy package would accelerate the target of developing one million houses and increase the people's accessibility to housing facilities.
The policy is also issued to simplify licensing for the development of low-cost housing and to accelerate licensing issuance procedures for the construction of landed houses for low-income families on a maximum five-hectare plot of land.
Regulations to this end will be prepared, so they can be implemented easily and help improve the business climate for corporate bodies engaged in the housing and settlement sector in a bid to meet the need of low-income families.
Nasution said the home ownership rate of the people in the country is some 78.7 percent, while the remaining 21.3 percent is non-ownership comprising contracts or joint. A total of 3.1 million families own more than one house, while 11.8 million others do not own houses.
The chief economic minister noted that, so far, luxury housing developers are reluctant to meet their obligations to also build houses for the people from the middle- and low-income group.
The reason for this trend is believed to be the lengthy procedure to obtain licenses for the construction of low-cost houses on a five-hectare plot of land. Developers should secure at least 33 permits or meet the conditions before they could start the projects, and this involves high costs. Moreover, developers need 769-981 days to complete the licensing process.
Therefore, the procedures for the issuance of housing licenses should be simplified, particularly for the construction of low-cost houses for low-income families. The policy should be supported by various ministries, state agencies, and regional governments.
To this end, the government has issued the 13th tranche of its economic policy package that aims to streamline the number and time of licensing procedures. It abolishes or reduces the number of permits and the recommendations required by the developers to construct houses for the low-income people.
Initially, developers were required to obtain 33 licenses and clear processing stages. The new policy reduces the required figure to 11 licenses and expedites the process of permit issuance. With the reduction in the number of permits and processing stages, the average processing time between 769 and 981 days could be reduced to just 44 days.
Nasution said with the issuance of the new economic policy package, the cost to obtain permits for the development of low-cost houses for economically weak families could be reduced by 70 percent. The calculation was done jointly with the executives of the Real Estate Indonesia. ***4***(A014/INE/B003)EDITED BY INE(T.A014/A/BESSR/Bustanuddin) 26-08-2016 20:22: |
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