According to
estimates of the Technical Group constituted by the MHUPA (Ministry of Housing
and Urban Poverty Alleviation), urban housing shortage in the country at the
end of the 10th 5 Year Plan was estimated at 24.71 million for 66.30 million
households. (Million = Ten Lakh)
The Technical group
further estimated that 88 per cent of this shortage pertains to houses for
EWS (Economic Weaker Section) and
another 11 per cent for LIG (Low Income Group).
For MIG (Middle
Income Group ) and HIG (Higher Income Group ), the estimated shortage is only
0.04 million.
During the 11th Five
Year Plan, the group estimated that the total housing requirement in Indian
cities by end 2012, will be to the tune of 26.53 million dwelling units for
75.01 million households. If the current increase in backlog of housing is
maintained, a minimum of 30 million additional houses will be required by the
year 2020.
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