CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 The need of Shelter for human being 1 1.2 The growth in Indian Economy and the Subsequent Urban Development 1 1.3 Defining Affordable Housing 2 1.4 Current Shortage and Future Demand of Housing 3 1.5 Government Initiatives for Provision of Housing 5 1.6 The Need for Service Land in the City 5 1.7 Understanding the Problem of Housing 6 1.8 Need for the Study 8 1.9 Aim of the study 8 1.9.1 Key Objectives of the Study 8 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 9 2.1 Government's Role in Housing 9 2.1.1 Limitations of Government's Role in Provision of Housing 12 2.1.2 Upcoming Schemes of the Government 13 2.1.3 Special Schemes to Provide Financial Assistance: Interest Subsidy Scheme 13 2.2 Reasons for Slum Development in Prime Urban Land 14 2.2.1 Rural To Urban Migration 15 2.2.2 Inadequate Planning For the Low Cost Housing Segment 16 2.2.3 Development of Slum on Prime Urban Land 16 2.2.4 Other Problems Related To Slums 18 2.2.5 Locked Capital Because Lot of Private Land Is Consumed In Slums 18 2.3 Case Studies for Practices of Urban Improvement Program 19 2.3.1 Initiatives taken in India 19 2.3.2 Kampung Improvement Program, Indonesia 19 2.4 The Need of Private Participation to Meet the Housing Demand 20 3 BACKGROUND OF AHMEDABAD 21 3.1 Geographical Location 21 3.2 History 21 3.2.1 Demographic profile 22 3.3 Housing Supply 25 3.3.1 Role of the State 26 3.3.2 Local Initiatives in Provision of Housing 27 3.3.3 Role of the private developers 28 3.4 Housing demand 31 3.5 Housing Requirement by 2021 A.D. 32 4 SITUATION OF THE EXISTING SLUMS IN CITY 33 4.1 Spatial Distribution of Slums and Chowls in Ahmedabad 33 4.2 Ownership wise distribution 36 4.3 Housing Condition 38 4.4 Coverage of Individual Services 39 4.4.1 Services Given by Authority 40 4.4.2 Services Available in slums and chawls 41 4.4.3 Available land for EWS and LIG group 42 4.5 Employment Sectors and Location of Work 43 4.6 Findings 45 5 STRATEGIES FOR LOW-INCOME GROUP HOUSING 46 5.1 Relocation Model 46 5.1.1 Area Requirement 49 5.1.2 Identification of the Relocation Site 50 5.1.3 Unit Design 51 5.1.4 Relocation Model Phasing and Costing 54 5.2 PPP Model for High Land price 56 5.2.1 Strategy .56 5.2.2 Relevant Section from GDCR 57 5.2.3 Design Parameters 57 5.2.4 Case Study 58 5.2.5 Sensitivity Analysis61 5.2.4 Policy intervention61 5.2.5 Process Mapping 62 5.3 PPP Model For low Land price .63 5.3.1 Existing Situation 63 5.3.2 Recommendation for Rehab Component64 5.3.3 Recommendation for Free Sale Component66 6 REFERENCES 68 7 ANNEXTURES 69