Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (Nepali: शहरी विकास तथा भवन निर्माण विभाग) under Ministry of Urban Development is the authority to assure safe and affordable building construction throughout the nation through planned settlement.
[1] Its also responsible for promoting construction of safer, economic and sustainable buildings meeting the basic needs of the general public.
[2][3] Department of Urban Development and Building Construction was established in 2019 BS under the then Ministry of Construction and Transport to develop planned urban settlement.
[4] The organization is run by officers of Nepal Engineering Service (Building and Architecture) and accounts for a significant amount of national budget.
The department has several offices, implementation units to implement its yearly programs and projects throughout the nation.