Housing as Infrastructure, Not an Afterthought
· Business · Business Standard
The Business Standard analysis emphasizes that housing must be treated as critical infrastructure rather than a mere welfare afterthought. Urban housing shortages and inadequate civic amenities continue to constrain economic productivity across major Indian cities. Treating residential development as core infrastructure requires integrating urban transport, water supply, and power grids with new housing projects. The report notes that sustained economic growth depends on addressing the structural deficit in affordable urban housing. Policymakers face mounting pressure to overhaul zoning laws and attract long-term institutional capital to the sector.
Why it matters
Urban developers, financial institutions, and millions of city dwellers face direct consequences from structural housing deficits that limit economic mobility.
Read the original report — Business Standard
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