Health Hygiene & Sanitation

Lesson 14 : Housing Standards

Public Policy In Housing

• Govt. intervention needed to improve housing conditions where they are poor.
• 1952 separate ministry for Works and Housing was created and housing became part of five-year plans
• Two categories of housing is generated
• Public – for Govt employees
• Social – for low income groups
• Organizations involved in implementation –
• National Building Organization(NBO)
• Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)
• National buildings construction corporation
• Hindustan housing factory