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The Industry Body, PHD, has stated in a recent interview that the government should provide easy land availability and finance options to the private real estate developers thereby boosting the senior housing sector in India.   Senior housing, is the type of housing structure provided for the senior citizens from the age group of 60 and above, also known as retirement communities.  To achieve this, the industry body has urged the government to establish a regulatory body for senior housing and invite genuine stakeholders to participate and promote fair play in market.  The PHD window has also called for a single window mechanism for the real estate developers planning to develop senior housing.  The Government has to motivate the real estate developers  to work with lucrative framework and investment opportunities for promoting the large scale participation in the senior housing sector. The Easy availability of land and finance options by the banks, tax incentives and subsidies would provide much needed fillip to this sector.   According to a recent research report, the size of the senior housing sector is estimated to reach around $7.7 billion by 2030, from $1.26 billion in 2016 due to conducive framework in the country, according to the report.  Around 30% of the developers have been operating senior housing projects in India for about 2-5 years, 25% for around 1-2 and 5-7 years each and only 20% for more than 7 years. How would the government tackle the issues associated with the senior housings sector in India such as lack of availability of skilled manpower, lack of affordability, social stigma, lack of awareness and high cost of marketing?