November 13, 2026
Making the right to housing a reality in India’s small cities
The implementation of the RAY and PMAY schemes in Bhuj offers key lessons on community participation, land rights, and state support in housing programmes.
Aseem Mishra
Aseem Mishra is a programme director at Homes in the City (HIC), a CSO-driven initiative in Bhuj, Gujarat. He is an urban development professional with more than 16 years of experience in informal housing, participatory urban planning, urban governance, and policy advocacy. His areas of focus include housing and land rights and strengthening the role of urban local governments and communities in housing and urban development. Aseem has also worked on research related to the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in cities including Bhuj, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Nanded, and Guwahati. He holds an M.Tech. in urban planning and a postgraduate diploma in environment and sustainable development.
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