A REVIEW OF LIVEABILITY ORIENTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING DIMENSIONS: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The issue of affordable housing in India is prevalent due to the high growth of population which has led to the increased pressure on land. As per PRICE survey the Indian middle income population is going to 60 percent by 2046-2047 which will generate a huge demand for housing in this category. The middle-income population of India thrives affordable housing for better living opportunities. The National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy and Pradhan Mantiri Awas Yojana government scheme has their focus on EWS and LIG category and due to the high cost of market housing, MIG is unlikely to be impacted by the subsidies offered under this scheme.  Affordability is a key component of liveability as it directly affects the ability of individuals and families to meet their housing needs without experiencing excessive financial burden. The objective of study is to identify and analyze the parameters through exploratory and thematic content analysis literature review process for the liveability oriented affordable housing dimensions including varying degrees of, policy, socioeconomic backgrounds, and geographic contexts. In this paper, we propose a five main parameters affordability, location, neighbourhood, built environment and regulatory and policy environment for affordability driven liveability comprehensive framework for the understanding of the factors guiding the process of decision- making of the policy makers.