Housing Policies-BJP/UPA/STATE

1. NATIONAL POLICIES AND
PROGRAMMES ON HABITAT

2. 1. To study the announcements on Housing (Urban & Rural) made By BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) in their election manifesto
2014.
2. Policies, frameworks, laws etc made by Govt. Of India (BJP) on Rural and Urban Housing from 2014 to till date.
Modi Manifesto 2014 To Repeat 'Housing For All' Slogan
Key Points :-
• Pucca House For Every Family By 2022 - Equipped With The Basic Facilities Of Toilet, Piped Water Supply,
Electricity And Proper Access.
• Converge And Dovetail Existing Programmes Missing
• Massive Low Cost Housing Programme.
• Encourage Housing Sector - Through Credit Availability And Interest Subvention Schemes.
• Each And Every Family Will Have Pucca House Of Its Own, Equipped With The Basic Facilities Of Toilet,
Piped Water Supply, Electricity And Proper Access.
1. Prioritize All Resources Towards This Goal.
2. Leverage On Land As A Resource In Urban Areas And Demand For Unskilled Labour In The Rural Areas.
3. Innovatively Structure The Programme To Converge And Dovetail Various Existing Programmes, While
Adding The Missing Links.
4. Simultaneously Encourage The Overall Housing Sector, Through Appropriate Policy Interventions And
Credit Availability And Interest Subvention Schemes

3. PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA (PMAY)
Launched on 25 June 2015 by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
Aims to provide Housing for all by 2022. 22 Million units.
Coverage all 4041 statutory towns in 3 phases.
Beneficiaries – EWS & LIG categories.
EWS: family with income upto rs 3 lakh.
LIG: family with income upto rs 3-6 lakh.

4. Development of Smart Cities is a step in that direction.
The Smart Cities Mission is an innovative and new initiative by the Government of India to drive economic growth
and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local development and harnessing technology as a means to
create smart outcomes for citizens.
SMART CITY MISSION