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Amid the renewed focus of the government on the manufacturing sector with the launch of the ‘Make in India’ campaign, there is a growing clamour for a rental policy to accommodate migrant workers. While such policies already exist in several countries including Singapore, it is time that India takes note of the demand and prepare a legislative framework to promote the rented housing sector, say experts. Om Ahuja, CEO-residential services, Jones Lang LaSalle, told The Indian Express, that with the mushrooming of manufacturing centres in the near future, a significant number of people working in these set-ups would need accommodations around them. Given the fact that not all can afford to buy them makes a strong case for having a policy that promotes rental housing in the country. “You can’t expect the workers to find out their own housing overnight and therefore you need structures which are available on rent. A policy that provides an enabling environment for rental housing in the country is the need of the day, especially in light of ‘Make in India’ that will lead to a spurt in manufacturing centres,” Ahuja said. PSN Rao, head, department of housing, School of Planning and Architecture, said that the rental housing should be taken seriously by the government, which should intervene to frame a comprehensive policy. Though many states in India have rent control or similar legislation, there is no over-arching law streamlining the procedures or for promoting the sector. “Although for several years we have been saying that rent laws in various states need to be modified, the same has been not been done… we need to immediately take steps to take up reforms in this area on a fast-track basis,” Rao, who is also a member of the taskforce on rental housing, ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation, said. In India, states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Tami Nadu and Karnataka have Rent Control Acts with provisions to resolve the disputes arising among the landlords and tenants. In countries like the UK, though there is no legislative framework for private rented sector, the government provides for funding to the sector to meet the housing needs and promote economic growth.
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migrant workers, housing, tenants, landlords, economic growth, government, rent, states, Maharashtra, legislation, urban poverty alleviation, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
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