India is facing the challenge of providing adequate shelter to 20.5 million households in 2001 for its citizens. The housing sector in India for several decades faced a number of setbacks, such as an unorganized market, development disparities, a compartmentalized development approach, and a deterrent rent control system. This paper it is investigated, commingle these issues, and proposes a construction strategy for the Indian housing sector. The criteria to measure sustainability in this paper are cost effectiveness, efficient utilization of resources, and environmental friendliness. The affordability of a house and the availability of building materials for its construction are the main determinants of access to shelter. This demands efficient use of resources at a low cost. This paper analyzes whether it is possible to reduce cost, reduce emissions and generate employment in house construction. Recent Government policy statements have indicated that an annual supply of two million new houses would be required to meet the current shortage of housing in India. The construction technologies that are evaluated in the ‘prefabrication’ construction technologies as well as low-cost techniques.