Demystifying the Challenges of Low-income Housing Delivery in Urban India: The Case of Delhi

Ismail Haque, Malay Kotal and Meera Ml
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Ismail Haque: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Malay Kotal: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Meera Ml: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Working Paper from Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India

Abstract: Increased urbanisation poses serious challenges to adequate housing in the cities of the Global South. Many have focused on the issues of access to serviced land, housing finance, and public subsidy in augmenting the supply of low-income affordable housing while ignoring the criticality of timely allotment and delivery of possession of houses to intended beneficiaries. Drawing on the data from a mixed method study, this article examined the intricacies of low-income housing delivery in Delhi. The results show that access to completed low-income public housing is primarily constrained due to a prolonged time gap between approval of the allotment letter and delivery of possession to eligible residents, marked by beneficiaries’ decades-long struggle, agony, and unending waiting. Pendency in the allotment process has been the greatest impediment to the delivery of possession, contributing to a higher incidence of vacancy in public housing stock across Delhi.

Keywords: Housing crisis; Vacant public housing; Rehabilitation; Delivery of possession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 page
Date: 2022-12
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