HOUSING

The Fourth Plan led to adoption of the Gadgil  In the field of housing, Government has been giving Housing Programmes- Expenditure during 1966-69
formula in 1969. assistance for the benefit of selected sections of the
community and providing accommodation to its employees. Item Plan Funds L.I.C
Total(Rs.
Major Focus:  LIC loans, which heretofore supplemented the Plan Crores)
 Social Reform provisions, will now be included therein. Subsidised industrial housing 9.29   9.29
 Economic Reform  Substantial expenditure on housing is made by public sector Low income group housing 8.44   8.44
undertakings, railways, the post and telegraphs and defence. Plantation labour housing 0.17   0.17
Reasons for being Unsuccessful:  The major share of the investment on housing comes from
 Indo-Pak War of 1971. the private sector. Village housing projects scheme 2.56   2.56
 Influx of Refugees from Bangladesh.  It is estimated at Rs. 1,400 crores in the Third Plan and Slum Clearance 11.53   11.53
 Monsoon failure in 1971,1972 & 1973. expected to rise to Rs. 2,140 crores in the Fourth Plan.
 OPEC (Organization of Petrol Exporting  Housing Programme:
Land Acquisition and development - 36.0 36.00
Companies) crises.  Appropriate layouts made for the growth in villages. Middle income group 1.54   1.54
 Basic amenities such as water and sanitation in rural and Rental housing scheme for state
PLAN HOLIDAYS (1966-1969) -   -
urban Sector. government employees
Due to miserable failure of the Third Plan the  To support the development in housing sector HUDCO was Dock labour housing 0.32   0.32
government was forced to declare "plan holidays" established in 1970. Experimental housing and statistics 0.39   0.39
(from 1966–67, 1967–68, and 1968–69).  National Co-orporative Housing Federation of India was Office and residential accommodation 15.75   15.75
Major Highlights of Plan Holidays: founded in 1969 but came into action in 8 th fiveth year plan. total 49.99 36.0 85.99
 Reasons for Plan Holidays were War, Lack of  Government provides accommodation to its employees.
Resources and Increase in Inflation.  Special attention to the growth of small industries in rural
 3 annual plans were drawn during this period. areas and small towns. RURAL HOUSING:
 Problem of drought during 1966-67.  At the end of 1966-67, there were 16 State level co-  To get appropriate lay-outs made for the grooving villages.
 Priorities was given to agriculture, its allied operative societies and 12,723 primary societies, with a  To provide basic amenities such as water and sanitation
activities and industrial sector. total working capital of Rs. 154 crores. During 1966-67, facilities.
 Devaluation of Rupee” to increase exports of the these societies built 16,000 independent houses and  To stimulate private building and renewal activity.
country. 15,571 tenements  Encouragement will have to be given to co-operative
Housing and Urban Development Provision effort.
The twin objectives for fourth five year plan was Item Outlay(Rs. Crores)  Special housing schemes in favour of scheduled castes or
“growth with stability” and “progressive states and union territories 188.43 other dis-advantageously placed classes should be
achievement of self-reliance” central sector schemes 48.60 integrated.
Plan in Outlay
office and residential accom. for central govt. employees 30.00  1957 housing projects scheme provides for assistance to
central housing finance corporation 10.00
Item Outlay( Rs.) plantation labour housing 2.00
villagers for construction or improvement of houses, for
Public Sector Plan 15,902 Crores cellular concrete factory in Tamil Nadu 2.60 house sites to landless agricultural workers and for streets
Private Sector Plan 8,980 Crores
dock labour housing 2.50 in selected villages was supported.
experimental housing and research 0.35  Laws conferring proprietary rights to protect the
Urban development, housing and 188 Crores housing statistics 0.35
metropolitan Scheme homesteads of families of landless the agricultural labour ,
town planning 0.50
Housing and Urban development Finance 10 Crores local self-government(training and research) 0.30
large numbers of who belong to scheduled castes and
Corporation total 237.03 backward classes and who live on land belonging to others.
SCHOOL OF PLANNING
FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN (1969-74) AYUSH GUPTA AND PARUL SURAIA AND ARCHITECTURE,
NEW DELHI