Minister of Land: "Actively Resolve Factors Hindering Redevelopment and Reconstruction Projects"

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Hong Ji-sun stated today (the 7th) that she will "actively resolve factors hindering the pace of urban supply projects, such as redevelopment and reconstruction."

Attending the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport by the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, Minister Hong made the remarks, saying, "We will provide incentives to project sites that proceed swiftly and more actively mediate conflicts and disputes in the field."

Minister Hong emphasized, "Above all, we will firmly establish a supply foundation so that the housing needed in the Seoul metropolitan area can be supplied sufficiently and swiftly," adding, "We will establish a fast-track construction model for public housing sites, secure new housing sites, and expand the volume of public housing site construction."

Regarding the housing safety net, she stated, "We will seamlessly implement housing stability plans such as the supply of public housing and universal public rental housing, and improve the housing support system by expanding targets for housing benefits."

She also stated that the public will be more robustly protected from jeonse fraud through a jeonse fraud risk diagnosis service and a minimum guarantee system.

Regarding the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), she said, "We will prepare effective reform measures so that it can properly perform its inherent roles of housing supply and housing welfare amid the public's trust."

Minister Hong also emphasized realizing region-led growth centered on the "five mega-regions and three special regions."

She stated, "We will create regions that companies and young people want to visit by developing enterprise-type cutting-edge cities that connect corporate investment to regional growth," adding, "We will sufficiently gather opinions from regions, institutions, and workers to announce the second-phase public institution relocation plan without a hitch within the year."

Regarding construction site safety, she said, "We will not compromise under any circumstances when it comes to the lives of the public and the safety of on-site workers," and added, "We will block shoddy construction, overhaul safety management systems across all stages of demolition work, and transform into a system that preemptively blocks risks."

She continued, "We will also correct illegal and unfair practices at construction sites, such as illegal subcontracting and overdue construction payments, through institutional improvements and inspections."

In the railway sector, she stated, "Taking the integration of Korail and SR as an opportunity, we will provide more seats and strengthen tangible services such as fare reductions and mileage."

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