Kaur, Gursharan
Models of privatization in formal housing in India: An appraisal
- Nagarlok: Quarterly Journal of Urban Affairs
- 56(1), Mar, 2024: p.44-56
Housing is one of the basic needs of mankind and is recognized as a fundamental right under article 25 of the universal declaration of human rights and article 1(1) of the intentional covenant on economic. Social and cultural rights (ICESCR). In Indian till the 1990s, the state governments used to provide housing to the population though the establishment of state housing boards, municipal corporations, and improvement trusts at the city level. During 1991, Indian pursued economic reforms and liberalized various economic sectors, housing was one of them. – Reproduced