Affordable Housing

The SHD’s work spans policy and public programmes, affordable and rental housing, the influence of urban planning on housing access, and the development of India’s affordable housing ecosystem.

This work focuses on:

• Inclusive rental housing markets, housing rights and justice, and in-situ upgradation.
• Inputs to the Karnataka Affordable Housing Policy, 2016, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) 2.0, and the Odisha Liveable Habitats Mission.
• Integrating affordable housing with city-wide planning processes, transportation systems, and financing instruments.
• Innovative building design and retrofit for sustainable technologies and practices among government and industry.