OVERVIEW

Context of GHB public housing

Gujarat Housing Board came into existence on 1st May 1960 as a result of bifurcation of Bombay State and Bombay Housing Board and the Gujarat housing board act was formed on 1961

Public housing concept in India

Since independence government agencies have been constructing affordable public housing, as a tool to support people having low income. Many of this public housing colony has been constructed 40 years ago using old tools and techniques. The structure has gone through deterioration and this had caused poor living condition which are not appropriated for habitation Several of this where constructed on low-housing and low density. Over the years, people expanded and new houses where constructed and people started residing this had cause illegal construction inside the housing colony. Most of the roads and green spaces where encroached by illegal tenants. This caused of unorganized bacterial growth inside the colony. This caused the government agencies to think about redevelopment of housing colony to accommodate more people with proper infrastructure facilities.