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An interesting feature thrown up by the 58th Round of the National Sample Survey held between July-December 2002 on “Housing conditions in India” is that overall, only 4.4 per cent rural households lived in hired accommodation, while in case of Urban it was 34.7 per cent. The percentage was somewhat lower i.e. 28.1 in case of slums and squatter settlements. Percentage of households living in hired accommodation rose with the increase in Monthly Per-Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE). This is probably because, the quality of dwelling gets reflected in one’s MPCE when the dwelling is hired and not otherwise.
A decade back the percentage of households in hired accommodation was about 4 per cent rural and 36 per cent urban. The marginal decrease in proportion of persons staying in hired accommodation in urban areas coupled with the increase in number of new constructions, indicates a movement towards more and more owner-occupied dwelling. On an average, an urban tenant household paid Rs.673/- as monthly rent and about Rs.2200/- as non-adjustable deposit. About 79 per cent urban tenants occupied their rented dwelling in or after 1995.
The overall average monthly rent in rural India was Rs.294/-. Rent on the whole increased with MPCE level, with the lowest rural households paying an average rent of Rs.106/- and the highest Rs.424/- per month.
The study conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation summed up indicating, rising scarcity of rented accommodation.
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