The world’s biggest concern is the burden of an ever-increasing population. With around 7.5 billion people presently on the face of the earth, the habitable land on the globe is already overpopulated and densified in terms of increasing Persons/Sq.KM. This burden on the population, among many other things, is greatly disturbing the people’s right to live respectfully and in decent habitats. Among the basic social needs i.e., food, clothing, and shelter, having shelter is one of the three most basic requirements of the people.

The basic social needs, Food, Clothing, and Shelter, are a primary responsibility of the state, though may not be sufficient enough for economically weaker segments of the society, yet nature is providing food and clothing to a great extent. But there are issues in housing, and providing shelters to the people, more so for low-income segments and the population at bottom-of-the-pyramid. The availability of houses is not in the hand of nature; it is the role and responsibility of the people, the society, and the state. At the rate at which the world population is growing, the supply and availability of housing are not matching the pace.  The increase in the housing need and the multiplication of the problems relating to housing is basically for two main reasons.