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Lecture 04 - Policy and Public Intervention-1

The document outlines public interventions in housing in India from 1947 to 1990, detailing various schemes aimed at different income groups and housing needs. Key initiatives include the establishment of HUDCO, HDFC, and the National Housing Bank, along with various housing schemes for industrial workers, slum clearance, and low-cost sanitation. It also highlights major barriers to housing such as affordability, land availability, and labor issues.

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Lecture 04 - Policy and Public Intervention-1

The document outlines public interventions in housing in India from 1947 to 1990, detailing various schemes aimed at different income groups and housing needs. Key initiatives include the establishment of HUDCO, HDFC, and the National Housing Bank, along with various housing schemes for industrial workers, slum clearance, and low-cost sanitation. It also highlights major barriers to housing such as affordability, land availability, and labor issues.

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Housing Policy & Planning

Lecture 4: Policy and Public Intervention-1

Dr. Uttam K. Roy


Department of Architecture and Planning

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Public intervention in Housing (1947-till 90)
• 1952: Subsidised Housing Scheme for Industrial
Workers and Economically Weaker Sections
• 1954: Low Income Housing Scheme
• 1956: Subsidised Housing Scheme for Plantation
Workers
• 1956: Slum Clearance and Improvement Scheme

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Public intervention in Housing (1947-till 90)
• 1959: Middle Income Group (MIG) Housing Scheme
• 1959: Rental Housing for State Government
Employees
• 1959: Village Housing Projects Scheme
• 1959: Land Acquisition and development by State
government
• 1961: Rent control Act

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Public intervention in Housing (1947-till 90)
• 1970: Housing and Urban Development Corporation
(HUDCO) established
• 1971: Houseless Workers in Rural Areas
• 1972: Environmental Improvement of Urban Slums
• 1977: Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC)
established
• 1980: Sites and Services Scheme
• 1981: Scheme of Urban Low-Cost Sanitation
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Public intervention in Housing (1947-till 90)
• 1980: Sites and Services Scheme
• 1981 & 89: Scheme of Urban Low-Cost Sanitation for
Liberation of Scavengers
• 1985: Indira Awas Yojana
• 1986: Urban Basic Services Scheme (UBS)
• 1987: National Housing Bank (NHB) established
• 1988: National Housing Policy (NHP)
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Major barriers
• Housing affordability
• Speedier technology and system
• Availability of land
• Institutional and policy framework
• Building materials
• Skilled and unskilled labor
• Lack of appropriate standards, norms and schedules
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Lecture 5: Policy and intervention-2

Dr. Uttam K. Roy


DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

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