a) Implementation of housing schemes and other incentives designed to develop the construction of housing infrastructure 215. Within the context of the implementation of the national housing policy and development, the Government has established a Centre for Facilitation of Building Permits (CEFAC) on 15 May 2008. The CEFAC enables companies and individuals to carry out in a single location all formalities regarding the application for a building permit, a town planning certificate, a certificate of compliance and authorisation for demolition. This Centre aims at effectively promoting investments in the area of construction. For this reason, the conditions for the fulfilment of the formalities for obtaining building permits have been reduced considerably. Thus, the deadline for obtaining the building permit has been reduced from 226 days to 30 days. The cost of providing the service for category A building permits has been reduced from CFAF 886 383 to CFAF 45 500, accounting for 95% reduction, according to the Annals of the Prime Minister’s Office, 2009 Edition. Furthermore, the Bank for Housing supports the Town Management Centre (CEGECI) in carrying out its management, maintenance, renovation and construction of social housing units. 216. Burkina Faso adopted a national social housing construction programme in 2009 dubbed the “10 000 Housing Units Programme” implemented in successive phases. The purpose of this operation is to enable low-income households to benefit from decent housing in the major urban centres of the country. This activity is reinforced by a self-construction support programme through the provision to the population of different types of building plans and technical advice as a follow-up to the development of their own buildings. In addition to this, there is also a waiver for Category A Building Permit holders in respect of the certificate of compliance certificate, that is owners of houses with ground floors used for housing with a total available floor area not exceeding one hundred and fifty sq. metres (Article 203 of the Town Planning Code). 217. To bring back hope to vulnerable people who are victims of negative beliefs, practices and phenomena, the building of solidarity housing units was initiated in the major cities of the country. After the completion of the first hostel situated in sector 23 of the capital, the second solidarity housing unit was built in sector 17 of the same city and inaugurated on 11 November, 2011. It is an attractive location for housing and it provides temporary support for needy people facing accommodation problems; people who are waiting to come out of assistance offered by social welfare workers.. 218. In order improve urban and municipal management in Burkina Faso, the Government, through the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, held the first general assembly of the people on land development on 24 and 25 October 2013. At the end of the deliberations, the following recommendations were made : - Substantial contribution by the State in the process of urban planning, development and equipment ; Upward review of taxes on the use of public lands ; Introduction of taxes on developed and undeveloped property ; Delimitation of lands belonging to three stakeholders (the State, local governments and private individuals) ; Integration of the contribution of the population to financing land development operations ; Computerisation of land management ; 55