If the Narendra Modi government meets its ambitious housing target, by 2022, when independent India celebrates its 75th Independence Day, every Indian family should have a house of its own. To this end urban and rural India initiatives are being framed even before the new government takes charge. The numbers are mind blowing – 20 million in urban India and 45 million housing units in rural India – and creating an enabling framework for participatory action from public, private , community and individual sectors.
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