Q.

1 Provide two examples of formal and informal housing types each [2]

Ans. 1: Formal housing types-

• Private developers housing
• Public developers housing
• Joint ventures housing
• Cooperative housing
• Employees/Institutional Housing
• Rental Housing (private/public)

Informal housing types-

•Slums (Bastee, Juggi-jhopri, Chawls)
•Squatters
•Other illegal houses
•Pavement dwellers

Q.2 Write typical four characteristics of housing situation of India [2]

Ans. 2: Typical characteristics of housing situation in India

 Urban Rural disparity
 Supply demand mismatch
 Non-family housing need
 Diverse Construction practices
 Predominantly plotted housing
 Less affordability
 Land crunch
 Government’s priority

Q.3 Arrange the following housing policy in India in chronological order [2]

A. National Housing and Habitat Policy (NHHP)

B. National Urban Rental Housing Policy (NURHP)
C. National housing Policy (NHP)
D. National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy (NUHHP)

Ans. 3: The correct order is-

National housing Policy (NHP)-1988
National Housing and Habitat Policy (NHHP)-1998
National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy (NUHHP)-2007
National Urban Rental Housing Policy (NURHP)-2015

Q.4 Provide any two examples of housing schemes implemented by Government of India as
‘facilitator’. [2]

 Rajiv Awas Yojna-2009

 Affordable Housing in partnership-2009
 PMAY 2015

Q.5 There were several barriers faced by the government of India in implementing the housing
schemes in last few decades. Write at least four of them [2]

Ans. 5: Barriers faced by govt. of India in implementing the housing schemes in

last few decades-
 Housing affordability
 Speedier technology and system
 Availability of land
 Institutional and policy framework
 Building materials
 Skilled and unskilled labours
 Lack of appropriate standards, norms and schedules