CONTENTSExcutive Summary VI Introduction 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 1 1.2 NEED 2 1.3. BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE DISTRICT 4 1.4 AIM : 6 1.5 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE : 6 1.6 METHODOLOGY : 7 1.7 ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 8 1.8 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS 9 Chapter 2 : Real Estate And Several Aspect Of Development 10 2.1 INTRODUCTION 10 2.1.1 LAND VALUE & PROPERTY VALUE 10 2.1.2 DETERMINANTS OF LAND VALUE 10 2.2 PRESENT SCENARIO OF REAL ESTATE IN INDIA 12 2.3 CURRENT SCENARIO 13 2.4 REASONS FOR REAL ESTATE BOOM IN INDIA 14 2.4.1 RESIDENTIAL MARKET 15 2.4.2 COMMERCIAL MARKET 18 2.5 REAL ESTATE SCENARIO IN WEST BENGAL 18 2.5.1 INFRASTRUCTURE: 18 2.5.2 INVESTMENT FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE: 21 2.6 ADVANTAGES OF DOING BUSINESS IN WEST BENGAL 22 Chapter 3 : Introduction to the Area 25 3.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF HOWRAH 25 3.2 SALIENT FEATURE OF THE STUDY AREA 27 3.3 ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT 28 3.4 LAND USE 30 Chapter 4 : The Growth of the City 37 4.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 37 4.1.1 POPULATION 37 4.1.2 SEX RATIO 38 4.1.3 POPULATION DENSITY 39 4.1.4 MIGRATION 41 4.2 ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE CITY 44 4.2.1 INDUSTRY: 45 4.2.2 TRADE AND COMMERCE 48 4.2.3 BANKING AND OTHER SERVICE SECTORS 49 4.2.4 WORK FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE 50 4.3 INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY 51 4.3.1 TRANSPORTATION 51 3.3.1 (A) The existing street and highway system 54 4.3.1 (B) Mass transit within Howrah 56 4.3.1 ( C ) Bridges and Port 57 4.3.2 COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN 1966-86 58 4.3.3 DEVELOPMENT DURING 1966-91 59 4.4 A NEW MASTER PLAN 60 Chapter 5: Housing 61 5.1 DEMAND AND SUPPLY 61 5.1.1 DEMAND AND SUPPLY GAP: 62 5.1.2 HOUSING REQUIREMENT: CUSTOMER CHOICE 63 5.2 HOUSING COMPOSITION: 64 5.2.1 PUBLIC HOUSING: 65 5.2.1.(A) Institutional Housing: 66 5.2.1 (B) Other Semi-Govt. Housing: 67 5.2.2 PRIVATE HOUSING: 68 5.2.2 (A) Private Individual House: 68 5.3 CUSTOMER PROFILE: 69 5.4 WILLINGNESS TO SHIFT FROM PRESENT HOUSE: 71 5.4.1 REASON FOR SHIFTING FROM PRESENT HOUSE: 72 5.4.2 CRITERIA OF BUYING A NEW HOUSE 72 5.4.3 TYPE OF HOUSE PREFERRED: 73 5.5 CHOICE OF PRICE FOR PURCHASING THE HOUSE: 73 5.6 CUSTOMER PROFILE: CONCLUSION 74 5.7 CAPITAL VALUE TEND: ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 5.7.1 TRENDS OF RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS 77 5.7.2 TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS: 78 5.7.2 (A) Size of residential projects: 78 5.7.2 (B) Composition of residential projects: 79 5.7.2 (C) Size of Residential Units: 79 Chapter 6 : Housing Development Opportunities and Constraints 80 6.1 POTENTIAL FOR HOUSING 80 6.2 CONSTRAINTS: 84 6.2.1 PROBLEM ANALYSIS 85 6.3 OPPORTUNITIES FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT 85 Chapter 7: Strategic Framework: Approach For Development 87 7.1. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CONCEPT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VACANT LAND 87 7.1.1. FRAME WORK FOR THE ABOVE MENTION SCHEMES IS SUGGESTED BELOW: 88 7.1.2. LAND INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT: 90 7.2 RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSIONS: 90