Urban policy failure in Delhi: a case of unauthorised colonies
By: Prabhakar, P., Agarwal, A. and Rangan D
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BookPublisher: Urban India Description: 39(2), Jul-Dec, 2019: p.21-45.Subject(s): Unauthorise colones, Informal housing, Circle rates, Housing loan, Resident welfare
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Urban IndiaSummary: There is inadequate formal housing stock at affordable prices to accommodate the surging population of Delhi. According to the projections, Delhi needs 24 lakh new housing units by the year 2021. Of these, 54per cent are required for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Low Income Group (LIG). When the migration flow confronts the lack of developed and planned settlements at affordable prices, it results in formation of unplanned and informal settlements in the city. Unauthorised colonies (UAC) is one form of such informal housing which has been growing at an unprecedented rate, hence becoming a reflection of ineffective urban planning in the city. As an area that needs attention to ensure sustainable housing in the city, this paper attempts to flag the economic implications of such an informality in order to shift the attention of policy makers in this direction. In addition to this, this paper delves into the institutional aspect of unauthorised colonies to understand the depth of the problem. The paper reports the results from a pilot survey of five selected colonies to bring out significant insights with regard to certain socio-economic factors. Although the survey was conducted well before the recent ‘National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019’ that was passed in Parliament to confer ownership rights to Delhi’s UAC residents, this paper discusses the potential impact of this bill and the gaps that prevail in its structure.- Reproduced
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There is inadequate formal housing stock at affordable prices to accommodate the surging population of Delhi. According to the projections, Delhi needs 24 lakh new housing units by the year 2021. Of these, 54per cent are required for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Low Income Group (LIG). When the migration flow confronts the lack of developed and planned settlements at affordable prices, it results in formation of unplanned and informal settlements in the city. Unauthorised colonies (UAC) is one form of such informal housing which has been growing at an unprecedented rate, hence becoming a reflection of ineffective urban planning in the city. As an area that needs attention to ensure sustainable housing in the city, this paper attempts to flag the economic implications of such an informality in order to shift the attention of policy makers in this direction. In addition to this, this paper delves into the institutional aspect of unauthorised colonies to understand the depth of the problem. The paper reports the results from a pilot survey of five selected colonies to bring out significant insights with regard to certain socio-economic factors. Although the survey was conducted well before the recent ‘National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019’ that was passed in Parliament to confer ownership rights to Delhi’s UAC residents, this paper discusses the potential impact of this bill and the gaps that prevail in its structure.- Reproduced
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