Right to adequate housing is a basic human right as shelter is a basic human need. Provision of adequate housing is emerging as a major thrust area for Government of India as well as the State Governments. Government of Rajasthan also accords a very high priority to this task. With increase in cost of land, building materials, labour and infrastructure, positive encouragement to affordable housing has become necessary for the economically weaker and low income groups. Hence the role and intervention of the State Government becomes important. Sustainability of environment and development cannot be achieved without adequate & Affordable Housing. Creation of a large stock of housing at affordable prices for all is not a simple technological issue or a mere problem of the finance. It is a complex amalgam of a host of factors, which need to be tackled at all levels and in a synchronized manner.
To achieve the goal of "Affordable Housing for All" and integrated habitat development we need to ensure equitable supply of land, shelter and services at affordable prices in Rajasthan, with special focus on economically weaker sections, Lower Income Groups and urban poor.
Affordable Housing Policy-2009 was launched in Dec. 2009 but due to certain shortcomings and bottlenecks in the implementation of policy, much progress could not be achieved. New policy has been prepared after review of existing policy and incorporating learnings from the past experiences, feedback from various stakeholders and new policy initiatives by the Government of India. This policy is named as "Chief Minister's Jan Avas Yojna-2015".
Following provisions of Jan Awas Yojana for Low Cost Affordable Housing have been framed, incorporating various incentives for developers & subsidies for beneficiaries by Government of Rajasthan and Government of India. The objective of the policy is to focus on creating housing stock in general and for EWS & LIG category in particular in the urban areas of Rajasthan:-
Provision 1A : Mandatory Provisions for Residential Schemes of ULBs / UITs / Development Authorities / RHB and Private Developers.
Provision 1B : Mandatory Provisions for the proposed industrial Areas of RIICO and Private Developers. Provision 2 : Development of Affordable Houses by Private Developer on Private Land in Partnership.
Provision 3A : Development of EWS/LIG flats by Private Developer on whole of Private Land (flatted development, above G+3 format).
Provision 3B : Development of EWS/LIG houses by Private Developer on whole of Private Land (Plotted development with G+3 format).
Provision 4 : Construction of EWS/LIG Houses on Government Land:- 4A- By allotment of Government Land 4A(i) : Affordable Housing on Government Land by Private Developer in 75:25 ratio on G+3 format. 4A (ii) : Affordable Housing on Government Land by Private Developer in 75:25 ratio on multistoried format. Provision 4B – Allotment of Government land by Auction:- Construction of EWS/LIG houses on Government land in fixed ratio of 75:25, 60:40 and 50:50 as per size of the city, by auction of developers component of land :- 4B (i) : Affordable Housing on Government Land by Private Developer in cities with population 3 lacs and above in 75:25 ratio.
4B (ii) : Affordable Housing on Government Land by Private Developer in cities with population above 1 lac up to 3 lacs in 60:40 ratio. 4B (iii) : Affordable Housing on Government Land by Private Developer in cities with population less than 1 lac in 50:50 ratio. Provision - 4C : Affordable Housing on Government Land by Private Developer in Joint Development Agreement.