Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of Charts xiii
List of Figures xv
List of Tables xvii
1 background 1
1.1 Rising Urbanization 1
1.2 Housing Shortage 2
1.2.1 National Level 2
1.2.2 State Level 3
1.2.3 City Level 3
1.3 Programs And Policies For Affordable Housing 4
1.4 Central Government Programs and Policies 5
1.4.1 Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP), 2015 5
1.4.2 Integrated Housing & Slum Development Program (IHSDP), 2005 5
1.4.3 National Urban Housing and Habitat policy (NUHHP), 2007 5
1.4.4 Interest subsidy scheme for housing urban poor, 2008 6
1.4.5 Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY), 2011 6
1.4.6 National Urban Livelihoods Mission, 2011 6
1.4.7 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), 2016 7
1.4.8 Key Takeaways 7
1.5 Gujarat State Government Programs and Policies 8
1.5.1 Policy for in-situ rehabilitation of slums situated on public land by public- private partnership under Mukhya Mantri GRUH Yojana, 2013 8
1.5.2 Affordable housing policy, 2014 9
1.6 How Land Is Reserved For Affordable Housing In Gujarat? 9
1.7 Land Acquisition 10
1.8 Land Pooling and Re-adjustment Under Town Planning Scheme Mechanism 11
1.9 How Land is Reserved for SEWS Under TP Scheme Mechanism 11
1.9.1 GTPUD Act 11
1.9.2 State Government Notification 12
2 RESEARCH PROPOSAL 13
2.1 Research Question 13
2.2 Aim of the Research 13
2.3 Objectives 13
2.4 Methodology 14
2.5 Scope and Limitations of Study 15
3 Current land supply for sews through TP schemes 17
3.1 Selection of Cities 17
3.1.1 Ahmedabad 17
3.1.2 Surat 17
3.1.3 Vadodara 17
3.1.4 Rajkot 18
3.1.5 Cities Selected for Study 18
3.2 Selection of TP Schemes 18
3.2.1 Process of Allotment of Land 18
3.3 Distribution of TP Schemes 21
3.3.1 Ahmedabad 21
3.3.2 Rajkot 22
3.4 Land Allocation for SEWS in Selected TP Schemes 22
3.5 Major Observations 23
4 Status of allocated sews plots 25
4.1 Status of SEWS Plots 25
4.2 Time Taken for Housing Implementation on SEWS Plots 26
4.2.1 Year of Allocation 26
4.2.2 Implementing Authority 26
4.2.3 Spatial Distribution 27
4.2.4 Selected Samples 28
4.3 Major Observations 29
5 Finding issues 31
5.1 Land Supply 32
5.1.1 Is land allocated for SEWS sufficient to meet housing shortage? 32
5.2 Planning of SEWS Plots 33
5.2.1 What are the problems faced in planning of SEWS plots? 33
5.2.2 Why are there certain TP schemes with no SEWS reservations? 35
5.3 Implementation of Housing 36
5.3.1 What is the procedure of implementation of housing on SEWS plots? 36
5.3.2 What are the challenges faced in implementation of housing on SEWS plots? 37
5.4 Summarizing the Issues 41
6 Recommendations 43
6.1 Land Supply 43
6.1.1 Low Allocation for SEWS in TP Schemes 43
6.2 Planning of SEWS Plots 43
6.2.1 Difficulty in Planning SEWS Plots 43
6.2.2 Poor Distribution of SEWS Plots 43
6.3 Implementation of Housing 43
6.3.1 Problem of Encroachment 43
6.3.2 Improper Shape of Plots 44
6.3.3 Plots in Low Potential Areas 44
6.3.4 External Rehabilitation of Slums 45
6.3.5 Allowance for Transit Housing 45
6.4 Summarizing the Recommendations 45
References 47
Appendix 1: Minutes of Interviews 49
Appendix 2: List of TP Schemes Taken Up for Study 53