urban housing shortage
New Delhi- Housing sector is likely to gain infrastructure status with the upcoming Budget. This will boost the sector by providing easy access to funds and consequently increasing the availability of houses. Infrastructure status for the housing is a long pending demand. In 2012, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MHUPA) pushed for [...] Continue Reading »
Affordable housing has been an issue of concern for government and policymakers. There is a serious scarcity of homes for people who have an income of under Rs 10,000 per month or even less. 12th Plan working group on financing urban infrastructure estimates the housing shortage in the country at nearly 29 million units and [...] Continue Reading »
A recent report shows that although India’s urban housing shortage has decreased, the phenomenal housing growth has not been able to curtail housing shortage in Indian cities to a large extent. Indian cities are short about 19 million homes. The scenario has improved over 2007, when the national urban housing shortage was estimated at 24.7 [...] Continue Reading »
