Lok Sabha Question No. 248 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Promotion of Rental Housing
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 248

TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 11, 2016

## PROMOTION OF RENTAL HOUSING

No. 248*

SHRIMATI  K.MARAGATHAM:

SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

## Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  measures  to promote  rental housing in urban areas, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether hostels, paying guest accommodations, dormitories and single room sets for economically weaker section category are proposed to be constructed under the National Urban Rental Housing Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  said  Rental  Policy  provides  fiscal  and  nonfiscal incentives to tenants, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

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- (d) whether measures have been undertaken for fast adjudication  of  rental  disputes  and  if  so,  the  details
- thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  to  firm  up  innovative  rental  housing models?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

- (a) to (e):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

## STATEMENT

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED

## QUESTION NO.  248  FOR 11.5.2016  REGARDING PROMOTION OF RENTAL HOUSING

- (a)     : National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy, 2007 advocates  creating  adequate  housing  stock  both  on rental  and  ownership  basis,  with  special  emphasis  on improving the affordability of the vulnerable and economically weaker sections of society.

Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  has prepared  a  draft  National  Urban  Rental  Housing  Policy (NURHP).  This  focuses  on  adoption  of  a  multi-pronged approach with supply as well as demand side interventions and encourage involvement of Private Sector, Cooperative, Non-Governmental Sector, Industrial and  the  Services/Institutional  Sector,  to  promote  rental housing.

- (b)     : There is no National Rental Housing Scheme at present.
- (c)     : The Draft NURHP outlines certain recommendatory incentives, both fiscal and non-fiscal which include relief in certain taxation, stamp duty and registration charges, provision of rental vouchers, encouraging investment for
- improving rental housing stock etc.
- (d)      :          'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  being  state  subjects,  it  is  up  to State Governments to resolve rental disputes.  In order to facilitate the State Governments, Ministry of Housing and Urban  Poverty  Alleviation has  shared  a  draft  Model Tenancy Act, with the objective to establish a framework for the regulation of Tenancy for commercial and residential properties; balance the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants through rental

contracts;  ensure  registration  of  rental  contracts  with Rent Authorities; establish fast adjudication process for resolution  of  disputes  through  Rent  Tribunals,  etc.  It  is upto  States/Union  Territories  to  adopt  the  provisions  of this Model Act.

- (e)    : The Draft NURHP envisages that the respective States/Union Territories will develop their own models on rental housing as per the local need and demand/supply mechanisms of the housing market.

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