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CASE STUDY
Location and Other Advantages are provided by the Kolkata (GoI 2008). This commi ee had
Municipal Corporation. laid down norms for terming
The project has locational
advantage of being located in the Development Configurations affordable housing for LIG/EWS
suburban area of Kolkata – New The Shukhobrishti housing and MIG households based on
Town (Rajarhat). Figure 2 shows project consists of 'Spandan' and the size of dwelling unit and the
the project location on map with 'Sparsh', which are the two cost/rent of it as a share of
reference to Kolkata city. residential complexes. Spandan household income (Nallathiga
Kolkata international airport is consists of 1200 one bedroom 2010). The housing units under
12 km away from the project and housing unitsonfour floors Shukhobrishti fall under the
Howrah railway station is 27 without any lift/escalator facility. affordable housing definition in
km, which are connected Sparsh has 8,000 two bed room terms of both the housing unit
through bus. The road housing units on 14 floors with size as well as the ratio of the cost of
connectivity for the project is lift/ escalator and parking housing unit to annual household
provided by the West Bengal facility.Besides the physical income as explained below:
state government and the infrastructure for housing units, For LIG households, the size of
centralized water storage this township housing project one bedroom house (or, 1 BRK)
system, drainage and sanitation was fixed at 322 sqft floor area
has all major community
(carpet area), which conforms to
Figure 2: Location of Shukhobrishti Housing Project the LIG affordable housing unit
definition as under 600 sqft floor
area. The household income
ceiling/limit of household
income was set at Rs.15,000 per
month. The cost of LIG housing
unit is fixed at Rs.3,00,000, which
can be financed at a monthly
instalment (or, EMI) of Rs.2,500,
therefore forms less than 30% of
household income.
v For Lower MIG
households (MIG-L), the
size of two bedroom house
(or, 2 BRK) was fixed at
479 sqft floor area (carpet
Source: SPRE Website
area), which also conforms
to the MIG affordable
infrastructure services/ amenities SUKHOBRISHTI HOUSING
like healthcare centre, primary PROJECT - Key Features housing definition as
school, shopping complexes Conformity to Affordable under 1000 sq ft. The
including public institutions like Housing Definition household income ceiling/
banks post offices etc. Figures 3 limit was set at Rs.25,000
through 8 give a pictorial The housing units developed per month. The cost of
glimpse of the various community under Shukhobrishti project MIG-L housing unit was
infrastructure facilities/ conform to the definition of fixed at Rs.5,70,000, which
amenities in the Shukhobrishti affordable housing laid down by can be financed at a
housing project. Deepak Parekh Commi ee monthly instalment (or,
Report on Affordable housing EMI) of Rs.4,750, therefore
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