Today the majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas viz. cities and their surroundings & the inflow of humans from rural to urban centers is increasing progressively. This urban growth has largely been spawned by economic development initiatives and improved dwelling conditions; the resulting success has put a tremendous strain on the infrastructure of our cities. Indian cities are growing organically with no outlook and many cities are at a breaking point as their infrastructure is not able to sustain this rapid growth of population.

A new approach towards planning and policy-making engaging direct citizen participation along with inclusive urban planning is vital. A coordinated approach is required to prevent imbalanced growth streaming from the competition among cities in trying to attract investment and human capital. It‟s required to move from traditional technical solutions involving statistical estimation and forecasts to finding tailor-made solutions to urban planning problems while taking cognizance of the history, culture, and ecology of the region. India has an urban population of 285 million (28% of the total population), one-third of which is concentrated in 35 metropolitan cities of more than one million. Housing is an activity that is typically labor intensive and therefore fits in well with the pattern of development envisaged for India. The provision of shelter is a basic need that must be met for the increasing population of India. The development of the housing sector has always been articulated as the visible output of urban and rural development