Examination of Affordable Housing Policies in India

Anindo Sarkar, Udayan Dhavalikar, Vikram Agrawal and Sebastian Morris ()

Business and Management Horizons, 2016, vol. 4, issue 1, 39-69

Abstract: In this paper we critique the Government of India¡¯s programmes for affordable housing in India, namely the Rajiv Awas Yojana and Housing for All 2022. We analyse the efficacy of these policies in being able to provide the sections of the population who are unable to avail housing from the formal market, both through direct support and most importantly in addressing the many distortions that have made the housing unnecessarily expensive, while taking away much of the value to consumers. We argue that while these programmes and policies are a major advancement over the previous approaches, they do not fully exploit the potential that is there in an increased FSI, appropriate exploitation of locational value, judicious use of government land, reform of titles and squatter rights, and more efficient land use regulations. They are also constrained by an inability to distinguish between what the markets can be coaxed to deliver and where state intervention becomes necessary.

Keywords: Affordable housing; Rajiv Awas Yojana; Housing for All 2022 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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