BACKGROUND
Historically, the ministry of lands was established as a department of
Lands and later changed into a full ministry which changed its name
according to the functions within that specific period. The current name
is Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development which
encompass core sector Departments which are: Land Administration, Survey
and Mapping, Physical Planning and Housing. Core sector units are
Registration of Titles, Property Valuation, and District Land and
Housing Tribunal.
Apart from that the Ministry has various Supporting
Departments and Units which increase the efficiency of work in the
ministry like Administration and Human Resources Management, Finance and
Accounts, Internal Audit, Legal Services, Policy and Planning,
Information Communication and Technology (ICT), Information-Education
and Communication and Procurement Management. The ministry has an agency
dealing with Housing and Building materials research, a commission
dealing with Land Use Planning and also the National Housing
Corporation.
The mandate of the ministry is to facilitate an
effective management of land and human settlements development services
for the betterment of social and economic well – being of the Tanzanian
society.