Santoki Jaimini

UH4000

Housing Strategy Studio intends to create a citywide housing strategy to increase access to cheap and good housing for RAJKOT residents of all income levels. Access to adequate, affordable housing for everybody is critical for a livable city. However, housing cost and availability have long been major challenges in the housing industry. While there is a continual supply of housing in Rajkot, markets are unable to deliver units below a specific price range owing to a variety of challenges, leaving a big section of households seeking housing modifications or un-catered, for whom access to cheap housing remains a crucial concern. In the case of Rajkot, this segment of the formal housing market is located in the unit price range of Rs.14 lakhs to Rs.60 lakhs, where demand exceeds supply. This demand-supply gap will be closed by allowing the market to supplement housing units for these underserved families through INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ZONE & REGULATIONS. One of the sub strategies in the basket of methods for addressing the citywide housing problem across all socioeconomic levels.