TITLE:
Brief History of Department of Urban and Housing Development: Focal Institution for Housing Sector in Myanmar
AUTHORS:
Myint Naing
KEYWORDS:
Adequate Housing, Developing Countries, Housing Right, Institution, National Housing Policy—NHP
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.9 No.4,
December
8,
2021
ABSTRACT: The housing
deficit in the urban area has become a global problem especially in developing
countries like Myanmar, and many countries have been concerned about addressing the challenge of providing adequate housing for their citizens. Unfortunately, successive governments of Myanmar after
independence had not recognized and prioritized housing agenda except
Parliamentary Democracy Regime (1948-1962) and at least three-quarters of the total
population reside in inadequate housing nowadays. The focal institution of government is the key actor of action for
housing sector development among all
stakeholders in the third world. The main objective of this article is to examine the brief of governmental institutions related to the housing sector, era by era in Myanmar. Most governments and
government institutions could not uplift the living standard (especially
shelter conditions) and unable to fulfil the satisfaction of their people.