Post by rexin090 on Sept 14, 2010 16:46:47 GMT 7
Thus, taken as a whole, the government housing programmes in Kerala are directed mainly towards providing provision of ownership housing. Apart from providing rental housing to its own employees and subsidizing rental housing for a very small section of low-income groups and industrial workers, the government has other schemes for supporting or providing rental housing to the general public.
In the year 1981, around 6 – 7 percent of the Kerala households lived in staff housing provided by institutions and public sector corporations. This might cover another 1 – 2 percent of households in the Kerala Slum Rehousing Programme, which provided rental housing to around 1 – 3 percent of the households by 1981. Owning a home in Kerala was not an easy proposition of this category of people
Under the Industrial Workers Housing Scheme subsidized rental housing was provided to around 10,000 industrial workers by 1981. A majority of households living in rental housing in Kerala lives in houses provided by the private sector. By a rough calculation the number of such households in 1981 was around 4,47,506 – with 82.1 percent of the total households residing in rental housing.
The calculation is based on data provided by the Census department with respect to the total number of households living in rented housing units. Also more information is available from the Urban Development Authority with respect to the number of households living in employer housing, Slum Rehousing and also the housing units provided by the Kerala Administration. The number of Industrial Workers’ households, who have been provided housing under the Industrial Workers Subsidized Housing Programme is also rather phenomenal. This figure includes institutional and staff housing provided by organizations other than the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), the Urban Development Authority, the railways and the police. The housing provided by these organizations cannot cover more than 1 – 2 percent off households.
In the year 1981, around 6 – 7 percent of the Kerala households lived in staff housing provided by institutions and public sector corporations. This might cover another 1 – 2 percent of households in the Kerala Slum Rehousing Programme, which provided rental housing to around 1 – 3 percent of the households by 1981. Owning a home in Kerala was not an easy proposition of this category of people
Under the Industrial Workers Housing Scheme subsidized rental housing was provided to around 10,000 industrial workers by 1981. A majority of households living in rental housing in Kerala lives in houses provided by the private sector. By a rough calculation the number of such households in 1981 was around 4,47,506 – with 82.1 percent of the total households residing in rental housing.
The calculation is based on data provided by the Census department with respect to the total number of households living in rented housing units. Also more information is available from the Urban Development Authority with respect to the number of households living in employer housing, Slum Rehousing and also the housing units provided by the Kerala Administration. The number of Industrial Workers’ households, who have been provided housing under the Industrial Workers Subsidized Housing Programme is also rather phenomenal. This figure includes institutional and staff housing provided by organizations other than the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), the Urban Development Authority, the railways and the police. The housing provided by these organizations cannot cover more than 1 – 2 percent off households.