01019pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245004400058260000900102300001200111362001200123520069000135650002000825650001200845773001600857180718b1996   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMishra, Sweta  aRural housingbproblems and strategies.  c1996  ap.80-82  aMay-Jun  aTracing the housing problem in the historic perspective, the author outlines the strategies to solve the crucial issue. Provision of house sites to the oppressed classes along with financial help comprising loan and subsidies is the need of the hour. A specialized Rural House Financing Corporation would go a long way in meeting rural housing credit. Cost-effective construction culture is to be evolved and the choice of housing design should be left to the rural people. Stressing the need for the formulation and implementation of a sound land policy, the author says that regular interaction between NGOs and the government would quicken the process of rural housing. - Reproduced  aHousing - India  aHousing  aKurukshetra