The National Urban Housing & Habitat Policy of 2007, states that “Shelter is a basic human need, next only to food and clothing”, prioritising access to housing for all. However, MoHUPA’s Technical Group on Urban Housing Shortage 2012 (TG-12) estimated a housing deficit of over 18 million housing units, concentrated in the economically weaker sections (EWS) and lower income groups (LIG) within society.
Besides the initiatives of the Central Government, some states have notified State Housing Policies and several other states are considering such policies for the future. These housing policies attempt to create an appropriate framework that facilitates the access to affordable housing for EWS and LIG segments of society, through both demand and supply interventions.
However, this approach of demand and supply failed to assess the housing question from a more holistic perspective, which is integrated with aspects such as overall development, rural-urban divides, employment and livelihoods, and human development outcomes, among others.
With these broad concerns in mind, the Management Development Programme aimed to familiarise participants with emerging state policies on affordable housing, evaluate their achievements as well as the challenges ahead and share updated information regarding their status.
The programme was intended for housing professionals in the public sector who are involved in the conception, design, management and delivery of public sector urban social housing schemes.
The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB), and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) partnered to host a one-day National Round-table Conference on ‘Affordable Housing: New Paradigms in State Actions’. The conference was held to leverage diverse experiences in the formulation and implementation of State Housing Policies, and facilitate peer-learning among stakeholders from different geographies who are associated with the affordable housing sector.
The round-table aimed to understand emerging state policies on affordable housing, looking at their achievements as well as challenges ahead. It also aimed to share information and reflections from a select group of representatives of these states along with diverse representation from the Housing Finance Institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations and the Private Developers.
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