IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Dr. Tawseef Yousuf

Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

EFFECTIVE FACET OF HOUSING POLICIES & SCHEMES IN INDIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AT NATIONAL & STATE LEVELS

Dr. Tawseef Yousuf

Abstract :

The right to adequate housing is a universal right, recognized at the international level and in more than one hundred national constitutions throughout the world. It is a right recognized as valid for every individual person. First National Housing Policy in India was formulated in year 1988. 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. Following suit, several State Housing and Habitat Policies have been put into draft form and finalized in 2007, including policies for Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.

The very purpose of the present study is to analyze and examine the housing policies at the national and state levels to compare them in light of each other, and according to international standards for fulfilling the right to adequate housing. This analysis has been prepared with the hope that it may serve as a helpful resource in policy advocacy efforts, with the aim of influencing changes to positively affect the current housing and poverty situation in India and in urban areas, in particular, in a way which will ultimately benefit the urban poor and allow for their greater participation and inclusion in the formation and development of India’s globalizing cities.