Gia Lai, April 11 -- The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has made substantial progress in the programme to do away with substandard houses for impoverished households and policy beneficiaries, with more than 5,000 houses having been renovated or built as of April 6. The figure represented nearly 60% of the set plan. Of these, over 1,500 houses have been completed and handed over to families in need. The housing initiative provides financial support of 60 million VND (2,300 USD) for each newly constructed home and 30 million VND for each renovation. The total budget required for the programme amounts to nearly 460 billion VND. To date, the province has secured 241 billion VND from the central funding, 10 billion VND from KN Holdings ...