R Vignesh Mahadevan

UM4003-4

Housing For Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

The Urban Management Foundation Studio (Monsoon Semester 2024), focuses on affordable housing for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) assessment through Facility Management Framework in Ahmedabad. The study also includes policy analysis and its implementation at ground level where several components were assessed from pre occupancy till post occupancy. The study consists of overview, context setting, assessment, gap analysis and concluding with our proposals.


Report Content

Overview of Affordable housing focusing EWS housing in Ahmedabad context with a lens of demand and supply.

Site selection criteria and the sites that have been studied in the city.

Various components have been examined to understand the housing society, with focus on governance and water supply systems.

The map illustrates the implementation of the PMAY-U scheme in Ahmedabad, highlighting the key stakeholders involved and indicating the necessary processes.

Indicates the allocation process of developers and implementation of the project with timeline and developer's responsibility.

Analyzed and evaluated patterns of water consumption across the seven sites.

The proposal of water meter for monitoring and water reduction.

Proposal of CBO as a parallel to RWA indicating why is it needed and their mission.

A proposal of a revenue generation model at the household level and empowering them through entrepreneurship practices already observed in society.

A scenario showing the operation of CBO and the enterprises operating in the society faciliated by CBO.