The National Urban Housing & Habitat Policy (NUHHP) 2007 advocates that 10 to 15 percent of land in every new public/private housing project or 20 to 25 percent of Floor Area Ratio (FAR) / Floor Space Index(FSI) which is greater will be reserved for EWS/LIG housing through appropriate legal stipulations and spatial incentives.
Further, the guidelines of schemes of Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) being implemented under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) identify earmarking at least 20-25% of developed land in all housing projects (both Public and Private Agencies) for EWS/LIG category with a system of cross subsidization, as an optional reform.
Also, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has prepared and circulated a Model Amendment Act for guidance to states to amend their state legislations (namely Municipal Corporation Act / Town Planning Act / Urban Development Act etc.) for reservation of land / FAR for EWS/LIG housing. However, ‘land’ and ‘colonisation’ being state subjects, it is for the State Governments to pursue the advocacy.
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