Housing for All Mission – Urban Poor

Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has approved construction of 2,28,204 houses for urban poor in five states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan for which the central government will provide an assistance of Rs.3,231 cr.

• These housing projects were approved after detailed presentations by respective states.
• Of the houses approved, 2,17,748 are for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) under Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) and Beneficiary led Construction components of the Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (PMAY). The rest are for Low Income Groups.

Housing for All

It is scheme which proposes to build 2 crore houses across the nation by 2022. The components of the scheme are as follows:

• Slum rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers with participation of private developers using land as a resource.
• Promotion of affordable housing for weaker section through credit linked subsidy.
• Affordable housing in partnership with Public & Private sectors.
• Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement.

Details of the scheme:

• The scheme will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme except the credit linked subsidy component, which will be implemented as a Central Sector Scheme.
• The scheme prescribes certain mandatory reforms for easing up the urban land market for housing, to make adequate urban land available for affordable housing.
• Houses constructed under the mission would be allotted in the name of the female head of the households or in the joint name of the male head of the household and his wife.
• A Technology Sub-mission under the Mission would be set up to facilitate adoption of modern, innovative and green technologies and building material for faster and quality construction of houses. The Technology Sub-Mission will also facilitate preparation and adoption of layout designs and building plans suitable for various geo-climatic zones. It will also assist States/Cities in deploying disaster resistant and environment friendly technologies.
• The Technology Sub-Mission will coordinate with various regulatory and administrative bodies for mainstreaming and up scaling deployment of modern construction technologies and material in place of conventional construction. The Technology Sub-Mission will also coordinate with other agencies working in green and energy efficient technologies, climate change etc.
• In the spirit of cooperative federalism, the Mission will provide flexibility to States for choosing best options to meet the demand of housing in their states.

By: Vishal