Urban Management Centre
6/22/2013
Training Workshop on Affordable Housing
Ahmedabad, 29th October 2013
Summary Report
Submitted to
Affordable Housing
Mission, Government of
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Summary of affordable housing training workshop in Ahmedabad
29thth October 2013
The Affordable Housing Mission(AHM), Government of Gujarat has decided to undertake a series of workshops
on affordable housing in different regions of Gujarat to inform and update city officials on the recently
released Mukhamantri Gruha Yojana as well as the Rajiv Awas Yojana. Urban Management Centre (UMC) has
been appointed the technical advisor to the AHM for this initiative to provide knowledge management support
including developing training modules and conducting the trainings.
The first workshop in the series was held on 29th
June 2013 at the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA)
facility in Ahmedabad. Senior officers and staff from the Urban Housing and Urban Development Department
including Ms. Mona Kandhar, IAS, Secretary (Housing), Mr. G.A Shah IAS, Director of Municipalities (DoM), Mr.
Vala, Nodal Officer-AHM and Mr. Jethva, OSD-Training were present at the workshop. The workshop saw
active participation from Chief Officers and staff from more than 35 urban local bodies in the Ahmedabad
District as well as officers from development authorities and Gujarat Housing Board. Other participants in the
workshop included developers, contractors as well as NGOs such as SAATH and MHT working in the fields of
slum improvement, affordable housing and livelihood programs.
Participants included senior UD&HD officers, chief officers from ULBs in Ahmedabad District and private developers
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Inaugural Session
Mr. G.A Shah, IAS, Director of Municipalities
(DoM) in his opening remarks spoke about the
importance of affordable housing policies and
programs to realize the vision of slum free
Gujarat. He highlighted the poor and unhygienic
living conditions in slums and the pressing need
for bringing the slum dwellers out of poverty and
providing them with a shelter with all basic
amenities. He also emphasized the need for high
quality construction in affordable housing
projects. He encouraged the chief officers
participating in the workshop to implement
affordable housing projects in their own cities
with support and guidance from UD&HD as well as involvement of private developers.
Mr.Vala spoke on the significance of the schemes under Mukhamantri Gruha Yojana (MGY). He urged the
participants to make the best of the schemes and use financial assistance provided by the State to construct
EWS and LIG housing units in their cities.
Manvita Baradi, Director, UMC welcomed all speakers and participants and presented a brief overview of
urbanization trends in Gujarat, highlighting the housing shortage in the State. Her presentation highlighted the
shortage of housing for EWS and LIG sections.
Technical Sessions
Meghna Malhotra from UMC commenced the
technical session by making a presentation on
the evolution of slum improvement and
affordable housing programs in the country.
She traced the history back to the first year
plan where the focus of affordable housing
was largely on refugee housing to the twelfth
plan (2012-2017) which emphasizes the
vision for a slum free India through schemes
like RAY. This session also included a film on
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existing slums and creation of new affordable housing stock to avoid the expansion of future slums. The
central and state government programs under each of these two tracks were then dealt and discussed in
detail.
Schemes and programs for slum up gradation/ redevelopment
Vani Herlekar from UMC presented the two
approaches available for slum redevelopment:
Slum rehabilitation through public-private
partnership (PPP) and slum up-gradation/
redevelopment by government authorities making
use of RAY funds. The PPP approach as prescribed
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redevelopment. The incentives for private
developers include an increased FSI of 3 for slum
rehabilitation, freehold rights on land available
after rehabilitation s well as relaxation in DCRs. In
cases where there is little private interest, government authorities can themselves redevelop slums by making
use of assistance provided by Central and State Government under RAY. The sessions highlighted the process
that ULBs have to follow to access these funds including the preparation of Detailed Planning Report (DPR) and
engaging the slum communities at all stages in the project. Participants were also shown a film on the award
winning slum-networking program of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation as part of this session.
These overview presentations were complemented with presentations from stakeholders who are actually
involved in slum redevelopment projects on ground. CEPT University along with MHT is preparing the DPR for
2 slums in Ahmedabad under RAY.
Dhruv Bhavsar from CEPT shared his experience of working with the community and exploring various options
for redevelopment. He also highlighted the issues and challenges in the DPR making process and how the team
was able to resolve these on the ground.
Bijal Bhatt from Mahila Housing Trust(MHT) spoke about the issues and challenges of slum redevelopment
through PPP borrowing from her experience of working with private developers in Ahmedabad. Some of the
challenges of the PPP approach that Bijal mentioned include establishment of a trust relationship between the
developer and slum community, the role of NGOs, provision of transit housing which escalates the project cost
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and also the overall financial feasibility for the developers. She mentioned that PPP might be more appropriate
for bigger cities where land prices are higher and may not be the best approach for small ULBs.
Bijalben in her closing remarks, emphasized the need for improving basic services including water connections,
drainage lines, roads and electricity in slums. She mentioned that local government play a vital role in housing
and services provision in a city and urged the ULBs present to make use of schemes such as RAY and MGY to
improve slums in their cities. Bijal also answered the queries and questions of participants regarding various
slum improvement programs.
Schemes and programs for construction of new affordable housing stock
This session included the
schemes under MGY, which
foster the creation of EWS
and LIG units by public
authorities, the specifics of
the interest subsidy scheme
and facilitating creation of
affordable housing by private
developers through providing
FSI incentives and relaxation
in GDCRS.
The UMC team presented the
specifics of the EWS and LIG
schemes on public land under
MGY including specifics about
the beneficiary selection
criteria, financial subsidies by State and Central Government, approval process etc. From the demand side,
interest subsidies on housing loan made available through Rajiv Rinn Yojana and State Government schemes
was also included in the presentation. Neela Munshi, Senior Town Planner from Ahmedabad Urban
Development Authority presented the specific aspects of the Ahmedabad Development Plan which incentivize
creation of affordable housing in Ahmedabad, This included the special R-AH zone along the ring road,
extending mass transport connections to these areas as well as the relaxations in GDCRs for affordable
housing. Pavan Bakeri from Bakeri Group provided a private developer perspective in regards to affordable
housing. He highlighted key issues in affordable housing approaches and GDCRs, which need to be resolved in
order to facilitate private sector to construct more affordable housing in Gujarat.
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Remarks by Ms. Mona Kandhaar
Ms. Mona Kandhaar was also present at the workshop and spoke to the partcipants regarding specifics of the
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Sデ;デW Gラ┗WヴミマWミデげゲ デWIエミキI;ノ ;ゲゲキゲデ;ミIW in slum rehabilitation through PPP including model tender
document, setting up of a transparent TDR trading system and establishment of a slum improvement
authority at the district level.
Technical assistance for Slum mapping in GIS for smaller cities
Training workshops regarding various schemes available
Supporting additional staff at city level to help the implementation of these schemes.
Discussion and feedback
There was a round of discussion with the participants at the end of the workshop and the participants also
filled a training evaluation and feedback form. Key issues/ questions that were discussed include:
How can upgradation/redevelopment projects be carried out on public land? Several ULBs mentioned
that they had had issues in the past to get such projects approved from the land revenue department
which views slums as encroachment on public land.
Developers will no be interested in smaller cities. Will PPP be feasible there?
Is RAY applicable for slums in outgrowth areas? Some slums have received assistance under Indira
Awas Yojana for construction of houses? Can RAY funds be used to provide basic services in these
areas?
How will the authorities ensure that the beneficiaries do not rent/ sell their units on power of attorney
once they are allotted? Can we have more efficient monitoring mechanisms?
Training Feedback and Evaluation Form
At the end of the training session, a feedback form was circulated among the participants. The feedback form
is presented in Annex 2. A summary of the feedback is in the table below.
A majority of the participants rated the effectiveness of the training as excellent and very good. Even individual
technical sessions were ranked between excellent and high.
Attributes 5 4 3 2 1
How effectively was the following objective of the
workshop met?
12 19 9 1 0
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How effective were the following sessions?
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Urbanization and overview of affordable housing 16 17 6 2 0
Approaches and programs for slum improvement 16 18 5 2 0
Schemes for creating new affordable housing stock 8 24 7 1 1
Incentivizing private sector for creation of affordable
housing
10 19 9 2 1
How effective were the methods applied in training program?
Presentations 16 19 5 1 0
Films 12 22 4 2 1
Discussion and interactions 10 20 9 2 0
How effective were the learning materials supplied/
distributed?
15 17 7 2 0
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Annex 1: Agenda for the workshop
Training Workshop on Affordable Housing Policies and Schemes
Organised by: Affordable Housing Mission, Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Urban Management Centre
Date: 29th October 2013
Venue: Ahmedabad Management Association
Draft Agenda
Time Subject Speaker
10.00Ȯ10.15 am Registration
10.15Ȯ10.30 am Inaugural Session Mona Khandhar, IAS
Secretary, UD&HD
Govt. of Gujarat
10.30Ȯ10.45 am Introduction and overview of
urbanisation and housing sector in
Gujarat
Manvita Baradi
Urban Management Centre
(UMC)
10:45-11:00 am Tea/ Coffee Break
11.00Ȯ11.15 am
Technical Sessions
National and State Government approach
to slums and affordable housing
Meghna Malhotra
UMC
11.15Ȯ11:45 pm Overview of Rajiv Awas Yojana and
Mukhyamantri Gruh Yojana
Meghna Malhotra
UMC
11:45Ȯ01:00 pm
Approaches to slum improvement and
operationalizing improvement schemes
In-situ slum upgradation
〉includingやaやfilmやonやAMC‒sやSlumやNetworking Program)
In-situ slum redevelopment
Slum resettlement/ relocation
Vani Herlekar and Meghna
Malhotra
UMC
01:00Ȯ2:00 pm Lunch Break
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Time Subject Speaker
2:00-2:30 pm
Perspective from Ahmedabad DPR
preparation, community participation,
slum surveys under RAY
Dhruv Bhavsar
CEPT University
2:30-3:00pm Perspectives on Slum Rehabilitation
through PPP- The NGO perspective
Bijal Bhatt
Mahila Housing Trust (MHT)
3:00-3:45 pm
Creating new affordable housing stock
though government support and private
sector participation
Construction of EWS housing on
greenfield
Construction of LIG housing on
greenfield
Provision of interest subsidy for
loans on affordable housing
Incentivizing private sector
Vani Herlekar and Meghna
Malhotra
Urban Management Centre
3:45-4:00 pm Tea/Coffee Break
4:00-4:30 pm
Integrating affordable housing in
development planning and special GDCRs
for affordable housing
Neela Munshi
Senior Town Planner
Ahmedabad Urban Development
Authority(AUDA)
4:30Ȯ5.00 pm Role of private developers in
development of affordable housing
Pavan Bakeri
Bakeri Group
5:00-5:30 pm Experience sharing by participants Facilitated by UMC
5:30-5:45 pm Feedback of the training session UMC
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Annex 2: Training Feedback Form
Training Workshop on Affordable Housing Policies and Schemes
Organised by: Affordable Housing Mission, Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Urban Management Centre
Date: 29th
October 2013
Venue: Ahmedabad Management Association
Training Evaluation Form
Name: _________________________________________________________
Designation:____________________________________________________
Please rate the following attributes of the workshop from 1-5 (5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
Attributes 5
excellent
4 3 2 1
poor
1
How effectively was the following objective of the
workshop met?
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2 How effective were the following sessions?
Urbanization and overview of affordable housing
Approaches and programs for slum improvement
Schemes for creating new affordable housing stock
Incentivizing private sector for creation of
affordable housing
3 How effective were the methods applied in training program?
Presentations
Films
Discussion and interactions
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Attributes 5
excellent
4 3 2 1
poor
4 How effective were the learning materials
supplied/ distributed?
6 Any topic/theme which has not been taken up in the programme, which you think should have been included?
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7 Any other remarks, comments and suggestions
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Annex 3: List of Participants