Effectiveness of housing schemes in rural India: A case study of Vellanad, Kerala

The government of Kerala announced a new housing mission in 2016 called "LIFE", i.e. Livelihood Inclusion and Financial Empowerment, in accordance with the national policy of Housing for All 2022. As a preliminary step to the scheme, all incomplete houses started under previous housing schemes had to be completed. This provided an opportunity for a detailed study of the incomplete houses. Studying the reasons for these houses not being completed can prevent such failures in the upcoming housing schemes. A survey and assessment of these incomplete houses was conducted in Vellanad block panchayat in the Thiruvananthapuram District. The paper outlines the study and the reasons for the non-completion of houses under various rural housing schemes in Vellanad block panchayat.