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India News | MoHUA Holds National Conference on Affordable Housing; Rajiv Gauba Calls for Land and Urban Planning Reforms
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New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised a National Conference on Affordable Housing Reforms - "Reimagining Affordable Housing: From Scheme to Sustainable Ecosystem" on Tuesday at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
The proceedings began with a welcome address and briefing on housing reforms by Kuldip Narayan, Joint Secretary & Mission Director (JS&MD), Housing for All (HFA), MoHUA.
Addressing the audience, Rajiv Gauba emphasised the need for land and planning reforms to expand affordable housing at scale.
He suggested considering waiving land-use change fees for land dedicated to affordable housing and exempting affordable housing units from stamp duty to improve project viability and affordability.
Affordable housing requires a supportive ecosystem where land, planning regulations, financing mechanisms, rental markets and institutional arrangements collectively enable the continuous creation of affordable housing.