"Rental Housing as a means to ensure inclusive and equitable housing for all A policy perspective for the State of Madhya Pradesh, India"

Rental housing is one of the critical features of vibrant housing markets and an essential component of affordable housing.In India, the Government policies have primarily focused on ownership-based models for addressing the challenge of low-income housing in urban India.The possibilities of rental housing, a basic form of housing, especially for the urban poor, have not been adequately explored.This paper investigates the demand for rental housing in Madhya Pradesh, India gives an overview of the upcoming state rental policy through learnings from various international cases.It suggests the models that can lay the foundation of mass rental housing in the State.