Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday 21 September 2017

Shelter @ Speed of Snail ? [ S 3 ]



Economic Times ( 22 Sept ) carries following news report titled :




Govt Unveils New Policy to Spur ‘ Housing for All



Public – private partnership policy aims to attract private investments , use idle lands to meet target


For private investments in affordable housing , the policy comprises :



#  2  PPP models for Private Lands


#  6  PPP models for Government Lands



The six models using government lands are: 


1.  DBT MODEL:

Under this option, private builders can design, build and transfer houses built on government lands to public authorities. Government land is to be allocated based on the least cost of construction. Payments to builders will be made by the public authority based on progress of project as per agreed upon milestones and buyers will pay to the Government.


 

2. MIXED- DEVELOPMENT CROSS –SUBSIDIZED HOUSING :

Government land to be allotted based on number of affordable houses to be built on the plot offered to private builders, cross subsidizing this segment from revenues from high end house building or commercial development.
 

3. ANNUITY-BASED SUBSIDIZED HOUSING:

Builders will invest against deferred annuity payments by the Government. Land allocation to builders is based on unit cost of construction.

 

4. ANNUITY-CUM-CAPITAL GRANT BASED AFFORDABLE HOUSING:

Besides annuity payments, builders could be paid a share of project cost as upfront payment



5. DIRECT RELATIONSHIP OWNERSHIP HOUSING:

As against government mediated payments to builders and transfer of houses to beneficiaries in the above four models, under this option, promoters will directly deal with buyers and recover costs. Allocation of public land is based on unit cost of construction.
 


6. DIRECT RELATIONSHIP RENTAL HOUSING:

Recovery of the costs by builders is through rental incomes from the houses built on government lands. 


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BACKGROUND :



#  " Housing for All " mission was launched in June 

      2015 , to construct 200 Lakh houses by 2022

      


#   As of Sept 2016 ,  construction of 9 lakh houses

     was approved by the Ministry of Housing

     


#   Of these , some 72,000 houses were under 

     construction across 7 states


#  As on Sept 2016, only 2,883 houses have been

    completed 1719 in Gujarat / 718 in

    Chhattisgarh / 446 in Tamil Nadu )


#   Out of 36 States plus UT , 15 have not even sent 

     their proposals to the Ministry !



At this rate , by  2022 ,  I expect following situation :


#    5 Lakh ....  under construction

#    25,000.... completed

#      5,000 .... allotted

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QUESTIONS :


#  Has there been dramatic improvement / progress
    in last one year , since Sept 2016  ?


#  With 5 years left ( 2015-2022  target period ) , is

     there even a slim chance that the new policy can

    enable us to wave some kind of a MAGIC 

     WAND  to construct 200 lakh

    houses , instead of my projection of 5 lakh ?
    

#  Although this  NEW POLICY  has incorporated 
     most of my suggestions from Email :


ADream  House  by 2020  ?  [ 01  Sept  2015  ]


 what “ issues “ remain unanswered in the NEW        POLICY ?


#  How can these “ Unanswered Issues “ get 
    addressed  ?

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ANSWER  :

I wish the Policy Makers had taken a few minutes to carefully read my following E Mails :

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·         Quantum Jumpof 50 Million Houses  ?  [ 13  Feb  2016  ]

 

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·         Poor  Planning for  Urban  Poor ?24  May  2016 ]

 

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·         3 D  Printed Office ?  [ 27  May  2016  ]



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·         Housingfor All ?  Status Report  [ 09  Sept  2016  ]
 

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·         Good  Policy : Devil is in details  [ 10  Dec  2016  ]



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·         Future  Home is  Here  [  02  March  2017  ]





Dear Shri Hardeep Singh Puriji  :



Having taken over the portfolio of Housing and Urban Affairs , only recently , you may not have had a chance to read my earlier emails

I urge you to do so


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22  Sept  2017








1 comment:

  1. Rather poor state of affairs! If the government changes in 2019, the new government will be blamed for this.

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