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CASE STUDY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH PPP
PROF. RAMAKRISHNA
NALLATHIGA
The Shukhobrishti
project is one of the
largest mass housing
development projects in
India. The unique
feature of this model is
that it is able to provide
good quality of
construction at
affordable prices.
Shukhobrishti kind of
housing projects can be
taken up in all mega
cities.
Key Words: Affordable Housing, Urban
areas, PPP, New Town Kolkata and
Shukhobrishti
Dr. Ramakrishna Nallathiga
(ramanallathiga@yahoo.co.uk) is Associate
Professor at National Institute of
Construction Management and Research,
Pune
84 HUDCO-HSMI Publication
- The Case of Shukhobrishti
Housing is regarded as an essential need the five-year plans through
of the citizens and, therefore, the programmes and investments in
provision of housing has for long been set housing provision and also
as an important policy objective by the articulated in the public policy
successive governments in India. on housing in India (Nallathiga
Although much of the affordable housing
was earlier planned to be provided under 2006). However, there has been
a gradual shift in the national
v a r i o u s g o v e r n m e n t h o u s i n g
programmes or by public housing housing policy over the course
agencies, there are few attempts made to of time, which has set the stage
provide it through the Public-Private for current housing scenario in
Partnership (PPP). is paper India, as captured under the
showcases one such attempt being made following (Nallathiga 2007):
to provide affordable housing under the
• During 1960s, the focus was
PPP in the New Town (Rajarhat),
on house building, but most
Kolkata under Shukhobrishti housing
of such housing benefited the
project. e Shukhobrishti housing
MIG rather than LIG/EWS
project is a pioneering initiative of the
West Bengal State government ahead of households due to the
its time; it comes with several features collusion of administration
and amenities that are normally and political system;
provided in large township projects. e
success of this project should be an • During 1970s, the policy
inspiration for several other States to emphasis was made on
undertake similar initiatives. providing 'sites and services',
which also was not very
BACKGROUND successful as the EWS/LIG
Housing is considered as an beneficiaries sold the allo ed
essential need of every citizen. sites to the MIG/HIG
Therefore, housing provision households;
has assumed an important • During 1980s, the emphasis
objective of all successive was made on 'upgradation/
Governments in India – both at improvement' of housing
the Central as well as State units and services, which met
levels. In the initial stages of with li le success due to its
economic development, the targeting of only existing
focus on housing was made in houses;