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Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

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Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国住房和城乡建设部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Zhùfáng Hé Chéngxiāng Jiànshèbù
Agency overview
Formed	15 March 2008; 16 years ago (2008-03-15)
Jurisdiction	Government of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Ni Hong
Deputy Ministers responsible	Jiang Wanrong Dong Jianguo Qin Haixiang Wang Hui [zh]
Agency executives	Song Hansong, Leader of Discipline Inspection & Supervision Team Li Rusheng, Chief Engineer Yang Baojun, Chief Economist
Parent agency	State Council
Website	www.mohurd.gov.cn

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is a ministry of the People's Republic of China which provides housing and regulates the state construction activities in mainland China. It was formerly known as the Ministry of Construction (Chinese: 建设部; pinyin: Jiànshèbù).

History[edit]

As part of US$586 billion economic stimulus package of November 2008, the government plans to:^[1]

• Housing: increase the construction of more affordable and low-rent housing and the speeding up of slum demolition, to initiate a pilot program to rebuild rural homes, and a program to encourage nomads to move into permanent housing.
• Rural infrastructure: improve roads and power grids in the countryside, and drinking water, including a huge project to divert water from the South to the North of China. Also, poverty relief initiatives will be strengthened.

In November 2012, the Ministry established its smart cities pilot program, which became the start of a nationwide smart cities movement.^{[2]: 58–59} From 2013 to 2015, 277 Chinese cities joined the smart cities pilot program.^[2]: 59 As of 2016, there were approximately 500 smart city projects in China.^[2]: 59

List of ministers[edit]

See also[edit]

• Urban Planning Society of China
• Ministries of China

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website

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