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especially the interests of our kisans, at the World Trade
Organization. Along with other developing countries, we shall work
towards restraining developed nations from securing unfair advantages
in global trade, investments, agriculture, and services.
2) The NDA Government will prepare India to take advantage of the
big shift that is currently taking place in the global economy. This shift
favors a low-cost economy like India's, which has developed sufficient
competitive strengths in cost, quality and technology, over high-cost
economies in manufacturing and services. Our Government will enlarge
these strengths by further reforming our economy, modernizing our
infrastructure, enriching India's human resources, and augmenting our
capabilities in science and technology.
Housing
The NDA Government remains committed to the goal of "Housing for
All by 2010".
1) Encouraged by the success of our program to facilitate construction
of twenty lakh additional houses each year, we propose to raise the
target to thirty lakh each year. The additional one million houses
will be meant exclusively for weaker sections of society.
2) Banks will be encouraged to extend housing loans with low
interest rates to rural populations.
3) A new national program will be launched to enable people with
kutcha houses in rural areas to upgrade them into pucca houses.
4) Cities will be encouraged to take up large-scale mass housing
projects for the poor and middle classes.
5) States will be encouraged to repeal the Urban Land Ceiling Act,
amend the Rent Control Act, and reduce stamp duty on property
transactions and lease agreements.
6) The stock of rented houses will be vastly increased and renting a
house will be made easier by providing a strong, but simple legal
framework that protects the interests of both landlords and tenants.
7) Incentives will be given for investments in repairing dilapidated
buildings.
Urban Renewal
The Government will launch a major national program for slum
improvement and rehabilitation, based on a progressive national policy
that harmonizes the basic living and livelihood rights of the urban poor
with the imperative of planned urban development. Towards this end,
the Valmiki Ambedkar Aawas Yojana (VAMBAY), which has met
with enthusiastic response, will be redesigned and its scope will be
widened to cover integral development of slum habitations. Innovative
ways will be evolved for raising finances, maximizing people's
participation, and strengthening the commitment of municipal bodies
for the success of this initiative. The long-term aim of this initiative is
to make Indian cities slum-free by 2020.
1) Municipal governance will be strengthened.
2) A model central law will be enacted to stop illegal
encroachments. States will be encouraged to pass similar legislation.
3) HUDCO's lending for urban renewal projects will be further
enhanced. Municipal bodies will be enabled to raise resources from the
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