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Real Estate Transformation: Making Property Transactions more Transparent

Real Estate in India is going through a major transformation today and with quite obvious reasons. So, we should look into the broader picture in this perspective rather than concentrating on the figures of only a city or a state or just any region.

Let us accept this at the outset that things are very bright and promising for the end consumer, without whom the market does not exist, as at last a regulatory body has been placed on top of this sector to protect their rights. RERA has laid down rules which will also help even the developers in the long run.

The safeguard of the buyers was a major issue that was long delayed. This single step is going to boost the buying sentiment a big time in years to come and this implementation of RERA will sustain that boost for sure.

Such transparency in real estate transactions was very much required when we consider the amount and the buyer spends out of his whole life’s earning to purchase or invest in a property of his dream. This is a phase when the Real Estate fraternity has to stand together to get this RERA implemented smoothly across the country which will benefit them for generations to come.

Along with this, the obvious steps to recognize this mammoth of the industry as an Industry, at last, is going to help even further. This will help the industry people even more. With easy funding facilities to come in, this will attract more entrepreneurs for sure. And we know what can be the outcome if that actually happens consistently.

Truly a huge scope of development is awaiting a developing country like ours. And, most importantly, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna is actually a game-changer. A country which needs homes for the mass was delivering more for the class for decades. This country, which lives more without an owned shelter, was delivering more for the rest. The thought to do otherwise was obviously there. But such public support was surely needed. With this scheme dedicatedly focusing only on Affordable Housing with lots of benefits for the buyer and also the developers, a true boom has, at last, come to the Indian Real Estate. We really believe that this trend is going to continue even after this PMAY scheme is non-existent.

It is a really good time for both India and the Real Estate Industry to embrace each other and usher in an unprecedented era of sustained growth and development.

Rajesh Somani

Insights on Indian Real Estate by:
Mr. Rajesh Somani
Director – Somani Realtors Pvt. Ltd.

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Centre to construct 50 lakh homes in rural areas under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin

Recently, the government said that more than 50 lakh homes will be built in rural areas across the country for the poor by March 31 under a central scheme bringing social transformation in villages.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin PMAY (G) a target to construct one crore new houses by March 31, 2019, was set. Of these, 51 lakh houses had to be completed by 31st March 2018, the rural development ministry said in an official statement.

The rural development ministry said in an official statement that under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) a target to build one crore new houses by March 31, 2019, was set. Out of which, 51 lakh houses had to be completed by 31st March 2018.

After the launch in 2016, it took some time to complete the process of beneficiary registration, geo-tagging, account verification etc. Adding to it, the ministry said that it used Socio Economic Census of 2011 for selection of beneficiaries.

The homeless and those living in one kuccha room or two kuccha room with kuccha roof are the beneficiaries of this pro-poor PMAY scheme.

The ministry said that the homes are planned by the best of institutions after studying the current local design configurations and are constructed by beneficiaries as per their need. The expense for construction of the houses is directly transferred into the accounts of beneficiaries.

The poor are getting safe homes and can live with self-esteem with facilities like toilet, drinking water facility, electricity connection, LPG connection etc

To have transparency and corruption check, the Centre has set up an online policy where any person can see the building of homes with geo-tagged photographs and complete details of beneficiaries and expenses made to them.

The ministry has also decided to assign a study on social transformation to understand the impact of the housing programme.

Besides this, the National Institute of Public Finance & Policy will also study the governance reforms under PMAY (G) and the influence of higher demand for steel and cement on growth.

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