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Chapter 2Policy, Legislation and RegulationThe Local Governments has a lead role of facilitator in creating and sustaining entrepreneurialenvironment with in the overall frame work of the Policy, focussing on the development ofhousehold units, micro and small enterprises, and small business.2.3.1.6. The Kerala Housing and Habitat Policy 2007The Kerala Housing and Habitat Policy aims to:Create adequate and affordable housing stock on ownership and rental basis.Facilitate accelerated supply of serviced land and housing with particular focus to EWS andLIG categories and taking into account the need for development of supportinginfrastructure and basic services to all categories.Facilitate upgradation of existing decaying housing stock and deficient infrastructure ofvillages, towns and cities and comparable to the needs of the times.Ensure easy accessibility of sanitation facilities and drinking water to all dwelling units.Promote larger flow of funds to meet the revenue requirements of housing andinfrastructure using innovative tools.Provide quality and cost effective housing and shelter options to the citizens, especiallythe vulnerable group and the poor.Use cost effective technologies for modernizing the housing sector to increase efficiency,productivity, energy efficiency and quality.Harness technology particularly to meet the housing needs of the poor and also specificrequirements of `green‟ and sustainable housing.Guide urban and rural settlements so that a planned and balanced growth is achieved withthe help of innovative methods such as provision of urban amenities in rural areas (PURA)leading to in-situ urbanisation.Develop cities, towns and villages in a manner which provide for a healthy environment,increased use of renewable energy sources and pollution free atmosphere with a concernfor solid waste disposal, drainage, etc.Use the housing sector to generate more employment and achieve skill upgradation inhousing and building activity, which continue to depend on unskilled and low wageemployment to a large extent.Remove legal, financial and administrative barriers for facilitating access to tenure, land,finance and technology.Continue the full subsidy based housing scheme for deserving poorest of poor, a progressiveshift to part cost recovery-cum-subsidy scheme for housing needs of others, through a proactivefinancing policy including micro-financing, self-help group programmes.Facilitate restructuring and empowering the institutions at state and local governments tomobilize land and planning and financing for housing and basic amenities.Forge partnerships between private, public and cooperative sectors to enhance thecapacity of construction industry to participate in every sphere of housing and urbaninfrastructure.Meet the special needs of SC/ST/disabled/freed bonded labourers/ slum dwellers, elderly,women, street vendors and other weaker and vulnerable sections of the society.Involve disabled, vulnerable sections of society, women and weaker sections informulation, design and implementation of the housing schemes.