What Delhi can learn from TN on rental housing
The success of the southern state lies in its approach that treats rental housing as industrial infrastructure rather than a standalone real-estate product.
The newly notified Master Plan for Delhi 2047 has included rental housing for the first time, in response to the influx of migrant workers. This is a significant shift, as the Centre's six-year-old Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) initiative has only produced fewer than 47,000 occupied units nationwide, with Tamil Nadu alone contributing 40,630 units.
Tamil Nadu's success hinges on treating rental housing as industrial infrastructure, not a distinct real-estate product. Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) will consist of single and double bedrooms, with carpet areas up to 30 sqm and 60 sqm, respectively. Residents will hold licence rights for a minimum of three months and a maximum of three years.
The Delhi Master Plan will allow industrial plots and parks to be repurposed for worker housing, and rental housing under upcoming unauthorised-colony regeneration schemes.
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