The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is responsible for housing reform and development, housing security, urban and rural planning, real estate market supervision, construction market supervision, urban construction, village and town construction, engineering quality and safety supervision, building energy conservation and technology.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China is a newly established central ministry under the background of the reform of the central "Ministry system" in 2008. It is the department in charge of building management in the State Council, People's Republic of China (PRC).