GROUP MEMBERS

1. SHAGUN SHARMA
HOUSING POLICY 2. HIMANI MALASI
3. RISHIKA GOMA
4. SIKHA BERA
5. PARTH
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
NHP (NATIONAL HOUSING

POLICY)

NHHP (NATIONAL HOUSING AND

HABITAT POLICY)

NUHHP (NATIONAL URBAN

HOUSING AND HABITAT POLICY)

 HOUSING
POLICIES OVER
THE YEARS
First National Housing Policy in India formulated in 1988.
With change of Government in 1990, a new National Housing
Policy announced in August, 1994.
Further, new National Housing & Habitat Policy announced in
July, 1998
1. with some landmark initiatives like involvement of multi-
stakeholders,
2. repeal of Urban Land Ceiling Act,
3. permitting Foreign Direct Investment in housing and real
estate sector, etc.
Taking into account emerging challenges of required shelter
and growth of slums, the first ever urban areas specific
National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy, 2007 was
announced in December 2007.
 NATIONAL
HOUSING POLICY
1988
National Housing Policy (NHP) In view of various problems faced in relation to housing in independent India, it became necessary for the
government to come out with a comprehensive national policy that clearly spelt out priorities for promoting a sustained development of
housing. The National Housing Policy emphasised in its preamble that housing is not only a commodity but also a productive investment

Objectives
• To assist all people, and in particular the houseless, the inadequately housed and the vulnerable sections and to secure for themselves
affordable shelter through access to developed land, building materials, finance and technology;
• To create an enabling environment for housing activity by various sections by eliminating constraints, and by developing an efficient
and equitable system for the delivery of housing inputs;
• To expand the provision of infrastructure facilities in rural and urban areas in order to improve the environment of human settlements,
increase the access of poorer households to basic services, and to increase the supply of developed land for housing;
• To undertake, within the overall context of policies for poverty alleviation and employment, steps for improving the housing situation
of the poorest sections and vulnerable groups by direct initiative and financial support of the State.
• To promote a more equal distribution o f land and houses in urban and rural areas, and to curb speculation in land and housing in
consonance with macroeconomic policies for efficient and equitable growth
 A new national housing and habitat policy 1998 was formulated and approved
during July 1, 1998.
Objectives: The objectives of the policy are.

AIMS OF (i) To facilitate construction of 20 lakh dwelling units each year with more
emphasis on the poor. Out of 20 lakh additional houses, 7 lakh houses would be

NATIONAL
constructed in urban areas while remaining 13 lakh in rural areas
.(ii) HUDCO is expected to meet more than 55 per cent of the target i.e. 4 lakh
units and balance 3 lakh units per year will be met by other housing financial

HOUSING institutions recognized by the National Housing Bank, Corporate Sector and Co-
operatives.

AND
(iii) A scheme of Night Shelter and Sanitation Facilities for the urban footpath
dwellers will be implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme in the metro
polite and other major urban centers. This consist 61 schemes benefiting more

HABITAT than 40,000 footpath dwellers duly sanctioned by HUDCO as on 31.10.1998 in

various parts of the country since April 1991.

POLICY 1998
(iv) A sum of Rs. 1600 crore has been provided as central outlay in 1998 for rural
housing with a target to construct 923908 houses under the Indira Awas Yojana
(LAY).
(v) The existing housing programmes of the IAY for construction of new houses
free of cost for the target group below poverty line comprising SCs /STs, freed
bonded labourers and also non-SC/ST families will continue.
 (vi) A new component for up gradation of Kutcha and unserviceable houses will be
introduced.

AIMS OF The Govt, has promulgated an ordinance to repeal the urban land (Ceiling and Regulation)
Act 1976 (ULCRA). It will be implemented in all union territories and two states of Haryana
and Punjab. It aimed at speedy growth in sectors like housing, transport, land assembly,

NATIONAL development and disposal of excess land would be facilitated.

The Delhi Rent Act, 1995 was enacted for overcoming the shortcomings in the existing Rent
Act. Govt, of India has decided to amend this act considering many suggestions so that it

HOUSING may be more acceptable and encouraging improvement in hoisting sector.

Accordingly Delhi Rent (Amendment Bill) has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing

AND
Committee on Urban and Rural Affairs.

HABITAT

POLICY 1998
 NATIONAL
URBAN
HOUSING &
HABITAT POLICY
2007
The National Urban Housing & Habitat Policy 2007 (NUHHP-2007)
has been formulated keeping in view the changing socio-
economic
parameters of the urban areas and growing requirement of
shelter
and related infrastructure. The Policy seeks to promote various
types of public-private partnerships for realizing the goal of
“Affordable Housing for All” with special emphasis on the urban
poor. Given the magnitude of the housing shortage and
budgetary
constraints of both the Central and State Governments, the
NUHHP-2007 focuses the spotlight on multiple stake-holders
namely, the Private Sector, the Cooperative Sector, the Industrial
Sector for labour housing and the Services/ Institutional Sector for
employee housing.
The key objective of the National Urban Housing and Habitat
Policy is to promote Sustainable
Development of Habitat in this Country with
main Goal to Housing for all
 Urban areas in our country are also characterized
by severe shortage of basic services like potable water, well laid
out drainage system, sewerage
network, sanitation facilities, electricity, roads
and appropriate solid waste disposal.
 To Ensuring equitable supply of land shelter and
services at affordable prices to all sections of
society.
 In fulfilling the housing demand policy focuses the spotlight on
multiple stake-holders namely, the private sector, the
cooperative sector, the industrial sector for labour housing and
the services/institutional sector for employee housing
 Goal of the Policy is Affordable
Housing

SILENT for All with special emphasis on the

urban poor.
●
FEATURES OF Strategy framework is multiple
partnership of States with various
stakeholders, cooperatives, employee
NATIONAL welfare housing organizations, private
sector, state parastatals.
URBAN ● Special emphasis has been laid on
SC/ST/BC/Minorities, empowerment of

HOUSING AND women within the ambit of the urban

poor with emphasis on security of

HABITAT
tenure.

POLICY 2007
 Urbanization and development
● Rural To Urban Shift of Labour
● Balanced Regional Development
● New Integrated Townships and GreenField
Development
●
NEED OF
Role of Housing
● Housing Needs
●
POLICY
Magnitude of Poverty
● Development of Sustainable Habitat
● Policies & Programmes
○ FDI
○ JNNURM
○ National Slum Development
Programme
○ Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
○ Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
 ●Urban Planning
● Affordable Housing
● Increase flow of Funds
● Spatial Incentives
AIM OF ● Increase Supply of Land
● Special Provision for
POLICY SC/ST/OBC/Minorities/Disabled
● Special Provision for Women
● Employment Generation
● Public-Private Partnerships
● Management Information System
● Healthy Environment
ROLE OF
GOVERNEMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT
ACT AS A FACILITATOR AND ENABLER IN
ACT AS A ‘FACILITATOR’ AND ‘ENABLER’ WITH
COLLABORATION WITH ULBS/PARASTATALS/ PRIVATE
SIGNIFICANT ACTIONABLE STEPS BEING TAKEN BY
SECTOR/CO OPERATIVE SECTOR/NGOS WITH REGARD
STATE GOVERNMENTS, URBAN LOCAL BODIES,
TO INTEGRATED SLUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS
PARASTATALS AND PRIVATE & CO-OPERATIVE SECTOR
WELL AS INTEGRATED TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT
AND NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
PROJECTS
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

HOUSING FINANCE Skill Upgradation

Management Information System
Public-Private Partnerships
Research & Development (R&D)
 THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS POLICY IS TO
ENSURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL
URBAN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, DULY SERVICED
BY BASIC CIVIC AMENITIES FOR ENSURING
BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL URBAN
CITIZENS.
THE ACTION PLAN AT THE STATE/UT LEVEL IN
THIS REGARD MUST BE PREPARED WITH THE
ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
THE NATIONAL URBAN HOUSING AND HABITAT
POLICY, 2007 ALSO LAYS SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON
THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FOR THE
EWS/LIG CATEGORIES SO THAT THEY ARE FULLY
INTEGRATED INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF
ULTIMATE ECOLOGICALLY WELL-BALANCED URBAN
DEVELOPMENT.

GOLE
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