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4 NUJS L. Rev. 83 (2011)
Rent Control in India - Obstacles for Urban Reform

handle is hein.journals/nujslr4 and id is 83 raw text is: RENT CONTROL IN INDIA - OBSTACLES FOR URBAN REFORM Aditya Alok & Pankti Vora* Rent Control has been one of the foremost welfare measures that have survived in India. The governments ofvarious countries have tried from time to time to make sure the laws are apt to meet the requirements. In the first decade ofthe 2t century, however, rent control has been seen as an obstacle to urban reforms. The paper takes a look at the extant legal regime and the proposed changes. It needs to be noted that the proposed reform was introduced in the form of the Model Rent Control Legislation in 1992, yet only five states have implemented the same. The only upside is that about ten states have proposed bills as of 2010. In the course of this paper we attempt to analyse as to what extent the proposed changes tackle the problems faced under the extant regime. Further, in light of the examples put forth by the existing states that have implemented new age laws, we seek to suggest improvements. I. INTRODUCTION As in several other countries, rent control has been used in India as a tool of welfare governance. Though legislations have existed since pre-independence times, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission ('JNNURM')' has made rent control a contentious issue. JNNURM sees these legislations as an urban bottleneck that needs reform.2 Rent control in India was introduced to prevent pseudo-scar- city of rental housing post-World War II. The legislations allowed for requi- sitioning houses lying vacant in tenantable conditions. Although introduced as a temporary measure, rent control legislations have somehow continued as a policy decision. Conditions that demanded these legislations have changed. d3 and 1 year students respectively, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), the W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, JNNURM, Sub-Mission I (Urban Infrastructure & Governance), available at http:/.innurm.nic.in/nurmudwAeb/defaultud.aspx, (Last visited on August 29, 2010). Dr. Manmohan Singh, JAURAI: A New Vision fior the Future of Urban India, Economic Developments in India (Raj & Uma Kapila, eds.), 18, Vol. 144, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2009. January - March, 2011

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