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self-isolation and regular encourage to develop rental been adopted to upscale the new
hand washing are difficult to housing on private lands for and alternative technologies, for
be observed by majority of their employees with tax and which a National Knowledge
households. incentive Floor Space Index Network (NKN) has been put in
The worst affected by the (FSI). Aadhar cards and Smart place.
epidemic are the slum dwellers, cards of the migrants, and slum REDEFINING
who do not have adequate families can ensure that the
benefits reach to the genuine HOUSING
space and services and live
in overcrowded, dilapidated persons. For majority of the migrants,
dwelling units and face eviction The Government of India has labourers and casual workers,
and shifting to far off locations formulated Draft National a regular dwelling unit on
from their workplace. Urban Rental Housing Policy ownership basis is unthinkable.
(NURHP, 2015) which suggests Their immediate need pertains
PRADHAN MANTRI various policies, administrative to a serviced shelter, tenement,
AWAS YOJANA (2015-22) and legal reforms, and financial or a rental dormitory. This
The Pradhan Mantri Awas incentives to promote rental necessitates reviewing the
Yojana seeks to build 11.2 housing, Bonus FSI, as done by definition of shelter, which
million housing units and make MMRDA, can incentivize the should include rental units,
Indian cities slum free by 15th development of rental housing. dormitories, hostels, lodge,
August 2022. During 2014- Rental Housing Vouchers can transit camps and night shelters.
20, the construction of about be given to migrant workers, Such types of shelter should
10 million dwelling units has homeless, destitute, aged, provide earning and micro-jobs,
been sanctioned, which makes women, etc. Low Income small shops, social space, toilets,
it as one of the largest housing Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) can and utilities. Every housing
programme ever undertaken. be given for rebate in income and slum rehabilitation project
The Mission has incorporated tax against investment in low should address the specific local
several innovations. The income rental housing. issues and provide choices. All
Government has adopted the The Global Housing Technology the slum settlements in a city
policy of in-situ rehabilitation of Challenge- India (GHTC) need to be networked, planned
slums under the Pradhan Mantri launched in 2018 mainstreams and improved together.
Awas Yojana. construction technologies that are Location is most important for
As many poor families cannot sustainable, green and disaster the livelihoods of the informal
afford to pay the down payment, resilient, and save time and cost. sector workers who cannot
the MOHUA in 2020 has Six cities have been identified to afford to lose time and money
launched the Affordable Rental locate lighthouse projects that in commuting. As a principle,
Housing Complexes (ARHCs) will serve as the laboratories the distance between work
scheme under the PMAY. The for global technologies. and living should be below 15
scheme envisages converting These technologies are being minutes by public transport,
unoccupied government disseminated for incubation cycle or walk, that is 10 km, 3
funded housing into rental and acceleration under the km, and 1 km respectively. In
housing under public -private Affordable Sustainable Housing view of recent work from home
partnership. The industries Acceleration (ASHA India). A trend due to corona lockdown,
and institutions are also being comprehensive strategy has it may be mandatory to provide
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