Abstract:
The new state of Jharkhand has recently been formed. The state is very rich in natural resources. Due to the natural resources the state is dotted with many industrial cities like Dhanbad, Bokaro and Jamshedpur. It has also as its population a large proportion of very poor but very hard working and diligent tribal population. The first year of the Jharkhand state and it has shown a surplus budget, one of the few states to do so. Certainly the state is backward although it so rich in natural resources and manpower. The new budget has also proposed to make 85,000 units of low cost houses in the state in the coming year and has put aside 150 crores for housing.
Keeping this in mind and also the general need of the people, it was felt that some work is needed in cost optimised Housing specific to the area. There is also a huge displaced population of displaced industrial workers population that is largely tribal. Such people certainly need Low Cost Housing and because they are away from their homes they need more indigenous material for safeguarding themselves monetarily and socially. The social structure though strong, especially in the tribal community, is slowly breaking up. This structure needs to be reinforced. Housing is one of the methods. The region of Santhal Parganas has been a very important area of Jharkhand. It has produced a lot of leaders of the state but still remains one of the most backward in the state. Thus the topic of the thesis: Cost Optimised Housing, with special reference to Santhal Parganas of Jharkhand state.
