Urban Housing Shortage in India : 247.1 Lakh Houses

A technical group constituted by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) had estimated urban housing shortage at the beginning of the Eleventh Plan (2007-08) at 2.471 lakh dwelling houses, which it projected will increase to 265.3 lakh by the end of Eleventh Plan (2011-12).

The Ministry constituted a new technical group in September 2011 under the Chairmanship of Prof. Mr. Amitabh Kundu to estimate the housing shortage in urban areas for the Twelfth 5 Year Plan (2012 to 17).

Urban Housing Shortage

Category                                     Shortage
Economically Weaker Section        217.8   Lakh
Lower Income group                        28. 9   Lakh
Middle & Higher Income Group       0.4    Lakh
Total                                                 247.1   Lakh

Urban Housing Shortage - States  

States                     Shortage
 Maharashtra          37.2   lakh
Tamil Nadu               26.2  lakh
Uttar Pradesh         23.8   lakh
West Bengal           20.4   lakh
Andhra Pradesh     19.5   lakh

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