Housing in India

Indian ministry

housing initiative in India

thumb|A chawl in Mumbai thumb|Chawls in Dadar, Mumbai A chawl (Marathi: चाळ) is a type of residential building found in western India, similar to a tenement. Typically low quality housing, chawls are generally associated with poverty. The first chawls were constructed in the early 1700s, as housing for industrial workers.

Housing allocation scheme in Mumbai

Social welfare programme, started by the Indian Government