Housing bill proposes cash grants, tougher penalties for building violations

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A proposed housing bill in Nepal would provide extremely poor families with at least Rs75,000 in combined federal and provincial grants to build their first home. It would also require safety assessments for buildings more than 50 years old and impose tougher penalties for construction violations.

Extremely poor families could receive at least Rs75,000 in federal and provincial support to build their first home, while buildings over 50 years old would face mandatory safety assessments.