Summer Training Report

On

GOVERNMENT INICIATIVES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING

MAGMA HOUSING LIMITED

Submitted In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirement

Of Bachelor of Business Administration

Training Supervisor Submitted By:

DEEPTI AGNIHOTRI ROHAN KUMBHA

GENERAL MANAGER 03961201715

Batch: 2015-2018

Submitted To:

Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Professional Studies, Dwarka, New Delhi

(Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)

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 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this Project Report titled GOVERNMENT

INITIATIVES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING submitted by me to
Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Professional Studies, Dwarka is a bonafide
work undertaken during the period from May 2017 to November 2017 by me
and has not been submitted to any other University or Institution for the award
of any degree diploma / certificate or published any time before.

(Signature of the Student) Date: / / 2017

Name: ROHAN KUMBHA
Enroll. No.: 03961201715

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 BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that as per best of my belief the project entitled

“GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING” is the
bonafide research work carried out by Rohan Kumbha student of BBA, BCIPS
Dwarka, and New Delhi during June-July 2017, in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the Summer Training Project of the Degree of Bachelor of
Business Administration.
He / She have worked under my guidance.

Name: Dr. Suniti Chandiok

Project Guide (Internal)
Date:

Counter signed by

Name: Dr. Aparna Mishra

Director /HOD
Date:

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is my pleasure to be thankful to various people, who directly or indirectly

contributed in the completion of this project.

I am thankful to my internal mentor Dr. Suniti Chandiok who provided her

valuable suggestions and precious time in accomplishing my project report.

Lastly, I would like to thank my parents for their moral support and my friends
with whom I shared my day-to-day experience and received lots of suggestions
that improved my quality of work on this project.

Regards
ROHAN KUMBHA

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 Table of Contents

S. No. Title Page No.

1. Executive summary

2. Chapter – 1 Introduction 9-15

1.1 About the project
1.2 Objectives of the Study
3. Chapter - 2 Literature review 16-18

5. Chapter – 3 Company’s Profile 19-23

4. Chapter - 4Research Methodology 24

4.1 Research instrument
4.2 Sample size
4.3 Sources of data
4.4 Methods of data collection
4.5 Statistical instrument used

5. Chapter - 5 Data Collection and Data Analysis 25-36

6. Chapter - 6 Findings, Conclusions, Suggestions 37

7. Bibliography 38 & 39

8. Annexure 40-42

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 List of Tables

S.NO. Table No. Table Title Page No.

1. 1 Different types of housing people currently live in 26

2. 2 Cities people are living in 27

3. 3 Best described current housing situation of people 28

4. 4 Level of satisfaction with current living 29

arrangements

5. 5 Reasons why people are dissatisfied with their 30

living arrangements

6. 6 Level of satisfaction where people used to live 31

7. 7 Level of satisfaction of people who applied for 32

affordable housing scheme
8. 8 Affordability of a household if buying a property 33

9. 9 Most important factors for people while choosing 34

a home or apartment

10. 10 Willingness of people to move from their home or 36

apartment

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 List of Graphs

S.NO. Figure Graph Title Page No.

No.
1. 1 Different types of housing people currently live in 26

2. 2 Cities people are living in 27

3. 3 Best described current housing situation of people 28

4. 4 Level of satisfaction with current living 29

arrangements

5. 5 Reasons why people are dissatisfied with their 30

living arrangements

6. 6 Level of satisfaction where people used to live 31

7. 7 Level of satisfaction of people who applied for 32

affordable housing scheme
8. 8 Affordability of a household if buying a property 33

9. 9 Most important factors for people while choosing a 35

home or apartment.

10. 10 Willingness of people to move from their home or 36

apartment

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 Executive Summary
The purpose of the research is to find out and to understand the steps which are taken by the
government for the low level income category. The study aims to examine the impact of the
affordable housing scheme under (pmay). This study also aims to recommend improving the
ways in which the government can implement the scheme in a better way. The study finds out
what amount of people who are in need to be in this scheme and also the plans for the people
who cannot afford the house in INDIA.

The research instrument used in this research was questionnaire. The questions were framed
according to the requirement of finding results of the research. The questionnaire included
close-ended questions. These were distributed to the people living below the level of poverty
line in Delhi/NCR. The data was collected and was analyzed using Microsoft Excel to find
out the results and reach on the conclusion of the research.

The result showed the citizens who don’t own a house and living in a rented house due to
high prices of the houses. Analysis of the data revealed that people with a average income
wants to buy the house but due to high prices charged by the private builders there is no
scope of buying a house. Affordable housing is beneficial because affordable housing
improves living conditions of the people. It is also helps in giving every citizen his/her own
house. Under affordable housing people with low income can apply online and they need to
fulfill certain criterion. Policy measures have focused on the shortage of housing, and the
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is an ambitious move towards this. Housing finance is a pre-
requisite for meeting housing needs. Therefore, government policy must focus on creating a
facilitative robust environment for housing.

Housing shortage in India can be classified into urban and rural housing. Both problems have
their own dimensions. The urban housing shortage adds to about 20 million units – therefore,
the target of Housing for All is a daunting number! The problem seems even more acute once
we realize that the population pyramid depicts yawning shortage at the lower segments. The
growth in business in year 2016-17 was obviously impacted by macro factors including
demonetization. However, new entrants in housing finance business continued to spread both
geographically as also in terms of customer profile.

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 Chapter – 1

Introduction
1.1. About the Project

The challenges faced by the people who buy homes are when to make investment in property.
At times when suitable economic conditions results in a rise in incomes the real estate prices
equivalently rise making it difficult for buyers to purchase homes despite having a higher
income. Moreover when the economy deteriorates income fall and so do real estate prices,
hence people become more skeptical about their income and therefore they make purchases
cautiously. Affordable housing can be beneficial scheme to this dilemma of housing and can
provide housing to all sections of society.

Affordable Housing-Definition:

Different countries have defined affordable differently. In the United States, the typical
definition of affordable housing is that the cost of houses should not exceed 30% of a
household’s gross income level. The cost of houses in this definition includes taxes,
insurance and utility costs. If the monthly costs of maintaining a home exceed 30 to 35% of
the total household income, that housing is considered to be unaffordable

.According to the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI),

a much broader definition has been given to affordable housing. Affordable housing is
usually provided to three sections of society: The economically weaker section, the lower
income group and the middle income group.

 The Economically Weaker Section who earns incomes of less than INR 150000 per
annum can usually afford a housing unit of up to 300 sp. Ft.
 The Lower Income Groups who can earn between INR 15000 to 300000 per annum
can afford homes in the range of 300 sq. ft. to 600 sq. ft.
 The Middle Income Groups who earns INR 300000 to 1000000 per annum can
afford homes that range from 600 sq. ft. to 1200 sq. ft.

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The Comparison between Low Cost Housing and Affordable Housing:

Affordable housing and low cost housing are two terms that are often interchangeably used;
however, they largely vary from each other. Low cost housing is usually meant for the
Economically Weaker Section and a small proportion of the Lower Income Group, therefore
it consists of the bare minimum amenities. Low cost houses are usually located in the city but
recently, given the high cost of land they are being constructed around the suburbs. Often, it
is government agencies who construct low cost homes due to its low profitability. For one to
pay for a low cost home the most common source of finance are microfinance institutions at
the risk of lending funds are high.

On the other hand, affordable housing is mostly meant for the Lower Income Groups and the
Middle Income Groups. Affordable homes include the basic amenities such as security and
essential community amenities. Generally, it is private developers and sometimes government
agencies and that construct affordable homes, which are situated in the city. The financial
instructions that lend money to affordable home buyers are not limited in number and include
a majority of commercial banks.

Affordable Housing Scheme Comprises of Five Key Aspects:

• Plans to give a credit-linked subsidy to weaker and mid income sections on loans
taken for new construction or renovation of existing homes.

• Interest subsidy of 3 per cent to 6.5 per cent has been announced for loans ranging
between ₹6 lakh and ₹12 lakh.

• EWS and LIG category who wish to take a loan of up to ₹6 lakh, there is an interest
subsidy of 6.5 per cent for tenure of 15 years.

• Government will chip in with financial assistance for affordable housing projects
done in partnership with States/ Union Territories for the EWS

• Extends direct financial assistance of ₹1.5 lakh to EWS.

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 Key Features of Affordable Housing:

 Allotting the houses on the ground floors to the differently abled and senior citizens
will be given higher priority.
 Beneficiaries will be provided a 6.5% interest subsidy on the housing loans, for 15
years.
 Minimum unit (house) size enhanced from 20 sq. (under IAY) to 25 sq. including a
dedicated area for hygienic cooking.
 Enhancement of unit assistance from Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 1.20 lakh in plains and from
Rs 75,000 to Rs.1.30 lakh in hilly states
 The cost of unit (house) assistance is to be shared between Central and State
Governments in the ratio 60:40 in plain areas and 90: 10 for North— Eastern and 3
Himalayan States
 Identification and selection of beneficiaries, based on the housing deficiency and
other social deprivation parameters in SECC-2011 data

Benefits of Affordable Housing:

 No processing fee will be charged by banks or housing finance companies from the
applicants under CLSS.
 Under the scheme, the tenure of loan has been stipulated to be 20 years or that
preferred by the beneficiary, whichever is lower.
 Not all major banks are the part of the scheme only limited housing finance
company, cooperative bank and very limited banks are involved.
 Widows, single working-women, persons belonging to scheduled castes and
scheduled tribes, backward classes, differently abled and transgender people will be
given preference.
 Beneficiaries eligible for interest subsidy under the CLSS scheme have to apply to
their lenders for availing the subsidy benefit.

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 Scope of Affordable Housing:

 Provide central assistance to implementing agencies through States and UTs for
providing houses to all eligible families/beneficiaries by 2022.
 Implemented as Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) except for the component of
credit linked subsidy this will be implemented as a Central Sector Scheme.
 Its entire component has become effective from the date 17.06.2015 and will be
implemented up to 31.03.2022.

Target Segment of Affordable Housing:

(RURAL)
 Rural Housing Finance has been successful in promoting rural housing to the
targeted segment
 Funding under this scheme continues with a larger corpus; and allocation is
permitted upfront
 Enable housing finance companies go into the market with a pre-defined strategy and
minimize the risk of interest rate fluctuations.
 Under the indirect priority sector lending norms banks can lend to HFC's for onward
lending for home loans up to Rs 10 lakhs only and Rs 25 lakhs in case of direct
lending by the banks
 Under the CLSS scheme subsidy is given on Rs 6 lakhs of loan without any
distinction of city category
 Subsidy may be linked to city categories to benefit appropriately the target segment.
(URBAN)
 The Affordable Housing (Urban) Programmed launched by the Ministry of Housing
and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
 Provision of Housing for All by 2022, when the Nation completes 75 years of its
Independence.
 Mission seeks to address the housing requirement of urban poor.
 Promotion of Affordable Housing for weaker section through credit linked subsidy.
 Affordable Housing in Partnership with Public & Private sectors.
 Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction.

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 BENEFICIARIES

(URBAN)
 Beneficiaries include economically weaker section (EWS), low-income groups
(LIGs) and Middle Income Groups (MIGs).
 Annual income cap is up to Rs 3 lakh for EWS, Rs 3-6 lakh for LIG and Rs 6-18
lakhs for MIG.
 EWS category of beneficiaries is eligible for assistance in all four verticals of the
Missions.
 LIG and MIG categories are eligible under only Credit linked subsidy scheme
(CLSS) component of the Mission.
 Beneficiary family will comprise husband, wife, unmarried sons and/or unmarried
daughters.
 Beneficiary family should not own a pukka house either in his/her name or in the
name of any member of his/her family in any part of India.
 For identification as a EWS or LIG beneficiary under the scheme, an individual loan
applicant will submit self-certificate/ affidavit as proof of income.

Duration:

 Phase I (April 2015 - March 2017) to cover 100 Cities selected from States/UTs as
per their willingness.
 Phase II (April 2017 - March 2019) to cover additional 200 Cities
 Phase III (April 2019 - March 2022) to cover all other remaining Cities

All 4041 statutory towns as per Census 2011 with focus on 500 Class I cities would be
covered in three phases.

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1.2 Objective of the Study

 To measure the various requirements which people feel are basic when they buy or rent a
house.

 To know more about the various subsidy offers given by the government to low level
income category.

 To measure the steps which are taken by the government in this direction after the scheme
is being introduced.

 To recommend the various methods through which the government can improve.

 To measure the needs of people who are linked with affordable housing.

 To ensure that the location of housing offers residents adequate access to transport,
employment, services, and to social and support networks.

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 Chapter - 2
Literature review

Magma Fincorp Limited is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC). NBFC are those
business firms who provide loans to the small scale industries and medium scale industries.
NBFC works on only one motive that is profit earning so that is why these companies charge
higher interest rate from banks and other financial institutions. The risk factor is high in case
of loan given by a bank or loan given by a NBFC. They disburse loans on the basis of hire
purchase, mortgage, chits, etc.

NBFC provide a variety of services including equipment leasing, hire purchase, loans,
investments and chit fund activities. These companies play an important role in providing
credit to the unorganized sector and to the small borrower’s at the local level.

Non – Banking Financial Companies do offer all sorts of banking services, such as loans and
credit facilities, retirement planning, money markets, underwriting and merger activities.
These companies play an important role in providing credit to the un-organized sector and to
the small borrowers at the local level.

The rapid growth of NBFCs has led to a gradual blurring of dividing lines between banks and
NBFCs, with the exception of the exclusive privilege that commercial banks exercise in
issuance of cheques. This paper provides exhaustive accounts of the functioning of and re-
cent reforms pertaining to NBFCs in India.

NBFCs have turned out to be engines of growth and are integral part of the Indian financial
system, enhancing competition and diversification in the financial sector, spreading risks
specifically at times of financial distress and have been increasingly recognized as
complementary of banking system at competitive prices.

The Banking sector has always been highly regulated, however simplified sanction
procedures, flexibility and timeliness in meeting the credit needs and low cost operations
resulted in the NBFCs getting an edge over banks in providing funding.

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The Indian financial system consists of the various financial institutions, financial instruments
and the financial markets that facilitate and ensure effective channelization of payment and
credit of funds from the potential investors of the economy. Non-banking financial
institutions in India are one of the major stakeholders of financial system and cater to the
diversified needs by providing specialized financial services like investment advisory,
leasing, asset management, etc.

Non-banking financial sector in India has been a considerable growth in the recent years.
The aim of the present study is to analyze the financial performance and growth of non-
banking financial institutions in India in the last 5 years. The study is helpful for the potential
investors to get the knowledge about the financial performance of the non-banking financial
institutions and be helpful in taking effective long-term investment decisions.

The study was made to analyze the performance of five NBFCs in India. The annual reports
of these companies are evaluated so as to ascertain investments, loans disbursed, growth,
return, risk, etc. To sum up, the study is concluded that the NBFCs are earning good margins
on all the loans and their financial efficiency is good.

In Indian Economy, there are two major Financial Institutions; one is banking and other is
Non-Banking. The Non-Banking Financial Institutions plays an important role in our
economy as they provide financial services on wide range, they also work to offer enhanced
equity and risk-based products, along with this they also provide short to long term finance to
different sectors of the economy, and many other functions. This paper examines the latest
trends in Non-Banking Financial Institutions. This paper analyses the growth and enhanced
prosperity of financial institutions in India.

According to RBI Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) is a constituent of the

institutional structure of the organized financial system in India. NBFCs perform a significant
and important role in our financial system. They facilitate the process of channelizing
of public savings and provide better return to the depositors. We are aware that due to
liberalization and globalization, banking industry and financial sector has gone through many
reforms.

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NBFCs) in India have undergone qualitative changes over the years through functional
specialization. The role of NBFCs as effective financial intermediaries has been well
recognized as they have inherent ability to take quicker decisions, assume greater risks, and
customize their services and charges more according to the needs of the clients. While these
features, as compared to the banks, have contributed to the proliferation of NBFCs, their
flexible structures allow them to unbundle services provided by banks and market the
components on a competitive basis.

The distinction between banks and non-banks has been gradually getting blurred since both
the segments of the financial system engage themselves in many similar types of activities.
At present, NBFCs in India have become prominent in aside range of activities like hire-
purchase finance, equipment lease finance, loans, investments, etc.

The Indian Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) sector has often been relegated to the
shadows, in most discussions on the Indian Financial Services (FS) industry. Banks,
insurance companies and capital market players take centre stage and invariably, NBFCs
attract public attention only during times of crisis. Little attention has been paid to the silent
but effective manner in which NBFCs have spread their operations across the country.
NBFCs have provided financial solutions to sections of society who hitherto were at the
mercy of unorganized players for credit and savings products.

A Comparative Study of NBFC in India was delivered on economically and socially usurious
terms. Ironically, in recent times, NBFCs are once again in the spotlight for their perceived
strengths and capabilities rather than their problems. While this re-rating ought to bring cheer
to a much maligned sector, degree of caution needs to be instilled within potential investors
in NBFCs, who need to clearly understand the true drivers of value for finance companies.
This understanding is imperative to enable a better judgment of the intrinsic worth of NBFCs.

This article proceeds to illustrate the key factors responsible for the strong re-rating of the
NBFC sector, as well as discuss the validity of each of these factors, as actual drivers of
value. Today, the NBFC sector is as financially sound as it has ever been. To an extent, this
can be attributed to the very problems affecting the sector which have resulted in the purging
of several players, leaving the fittest few to dominate the landscape.

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 Chapter – 3
Companies Profile
HISTORY

Magma Fincorp Limited (formally known as Magma Leasing Limited) was incorporated in
1988 by Mr. Mayank Poddar and commenced operation in 1989. In 1992, the company
merged with Arm Group Enterprises to strengthen its presence and later in 1996 entered retail
financing business for vehicles and construction equipment. In the year 2000, with the
Acquisition of Consortium Finance Ltd, Magma expanded its network across Northern India.
In 2007, Schrachi Infrastructure Finance merged with Magma increasing the company's
footprint in southern and western India. In the same year, the company formed a joint venture
with International Tractors Limited (ITL) to enter tractor finance business. In 2008, Magma
re-branded and renamed itself as Magma Fincorp Limited. In 2009, Magma inked a joint
venture with German insurer HDI Gerling to enter general insurance business. The company
has received its R1 license in April 2011. In the same year, Magma picked up 7% stake in the
newly formed Experian Credit Information Company of India Pvt Ltd, the Indian arm of the
global credit information services company. In 2011, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts – a large
global PE firm and International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank Group
invested about $100 mn in Magma. In 2012, Magma acquired GE Money Housing Finance
and GE Money Financial Services. In 2016 Mr. Mayank Poddar stepped down as the
chairman and was succeeded by Mr. Narayan K Seshadri as the new chairman.

Magma Fincorp Limited (MFL) is a Kolkata based non-banking financial

company registered with the Reserve Bank of India as an Asset Finance Company. The
company operates more than 280 branches in 22 states and a union territory and has a strong
presence in rural and semi-rural India.

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PRODUCTS/SERVICES

Magma Fincorp Limited has a "diversified product portfolio" and has a strong presence in
semi-urban and rural areas. Magma's financial products include

 Commercial Vehicles Finance

 Cars & Utility Vehicles Finance
 Construction & Strategic Construction Equipment Finance
 Tractor Finance
 Used Assets Finance
 Suvidha (Refinance)
 Housing Loans
 Auto Lease
 Insurance

Commercial Vehicle Finance

 Finances new commercial vehicles.

 Focuses on first-time buyers across semi – urban and rural areas.
 Emerged as a preferred financing partner for vehicle manufacturers like Tata Motors,
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Volvo and Eicher Motors among others.
 Provides escorts services for old vehicles which are off the road for at least 3 years.

Cars & Utility Vehicles Finance

 Provides loans to customers with or without proof of income, through its 'Income Proof'
and 'Non-Income Proof' schemes, extending its service to a wide range of customers.
 Facilitates exchange schemes, where Magma buys old cars at attractive prices and
finance new cars at customer-friendly terms.
 Vertical segregation of sales, credit and collection functions has helped Magma achieve a
rapid turnaround time in customer service.

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Construction & Strategic Construction Equipment Finance

 Finances construction equipment in the retail segment.

 Magma has entered into tie-ups with Telcon and JCB and works closely with L&T, Ace,
Caterpillar, Volvo and others to attain market leadership.
 Helps customers take up large projects in India and abroad because of the LC facilities
for import and export of various kinds of equipment.

Tractor Finance

 Focused on rural tractor financing.

 Entered into a joint venture with agro-equipment manufacturer International Tractors
Limited through Magma ITL Finance Limited.
 Has strategic alliances including Mahindra & Mahindra, TAFE, John Deere and New
Holland.

Used Assets Finance

 Initiated the financing of used commercial vehicles and financed first-time buyers and 2–
15 years' old commercial vehicles through schemes addressing the needs of the lower-end
customer segment.
 Established equipment valuation norms, which were checked by independent valuation
experts and resident equipment managers prior to disbursement.
 Installed a credit programme that ensured customers’ compliance with existing practices.
 Strengthened process to reduce turnaround time coupled with stringent mentoring of asset
ad collections.

Magma Housing Finance

In Feb 2013, the company acquired 100% equity share capital of GE Money Housing Finance
(an affiliate of GE Capital India) engaged in Housing Finance in India and the home equity
loan portfolio of GE Money in two separate transactions. Following the acquisitions, GE
Money Housing Finance (GEMHF) has been renamed as Magma Housing Finance Company.
This acquisition marked the entry of Magma into the mortgage finance business. Magma
Housing Finance Co commenced fresh disbursement in May 2013 and started offering
financing products under 3 broad product lines viz. Home Loans, Home Equity (Loan against
Property) & Construction Finance.

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Magma Fincorp Auto Lease

It provides financing facility to small, medium and large businesses in need of fleet of cars
Serves over 140 large & medium company’s fleets across 14 states in India.

Financial Results

Magma’s loan assets under management as on 31 March 2014 were valued at INR 17,877
Crore. The company disbursed INR 9,081 Crore in FY 2014. Total revenues for FY13-14
grew by 24% year over year to INR 2,117 Crore and PAT grew by 10% year over year to
INR 160 Crore. In Q4, FY17 Magma reported a loss of Rs 122 crore and a lower profit of Rs
13 crore for FY17. Loss on account of NPA sale of Rs 678 crores impacted the PAT by Rs
145 crore. However, the gross and net NPA ratios improved sharply to 6.7% and 5.6%
respectively as on 31 March 2017 against 9.9% and 7.5% as on 31 December 2016.

Corporate Social Responsibility

With various CSR initiatives, Magma Fincorp spent 283.99 Lacs in FY 2015-16. The
company received the Asia Pacific HRM Congress Awards 2015 in the category of Best CSR
practices.

 Collaborated with Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) to launch a

nationwide Trucker’s initiative. Training workshops on improving driving habits for
better mileage and fuel conservation are organized regularly. Besides, certification and
installation of E-toilets are also carried out with an aim to improve the hygiene sanitation
facility.
 Provided financial assistance to 50 meritorious students from low-income families across
the country with its “M-Scholar” scheme to meet a part of their education and related
expenses while pursuing higher studies.
 Pledged support for ISKCON Food Relief Foundation known as “Annamrita” for 750
students from KMC schools for a complete school year.
 Partnered with the Friends of Tribal Society (FTS) for their Literacy Project and adopted
13 schools in rural locations across the country.
 By organizing M-ART in several cities across the country Magma promotes and
encourages art and upcoming talented artists.

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Magma’s Corporate Volunteering Program called Magma Swayam was run through thirteen
locations where the local Magmaites took their time out and contributed to society.

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 Chapter - 4
Research methodology

Research Instrument

The research is an exploratory as well as descriptive in nature. The research instrument used
in this research is a questionnaire with close-ended questions.

A well-structured questionnaire was prepared keeping in mind the objectives of the study.
One to one interaction with respondents was being done to ascertain their point of view on
various aspects which was covered in the structured questionnaire.

Then, the questionnaire was tested for its reliability and validity and distributed to the persons
to find out their nature towards affordable housing introduced by government.

Sample size

The sample size for this research was 50 respondents who were given the questionnaire to fill
to find out the results for the research.

Sources of data

Primary sources and secondary sources of data were used to carry out this research.

Methods of data collection

Data was collected by distributing the questionnaire to the people earning an average income
or people who are below poverty line in Delhi/NCR

Statistical instrument

In this research, Microsoft excel was used to analyze the data to reach on conclusions.

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 Chapter - 5
Data collection and data analysis

For the research I have used Primary source of data which is Questionnaire. The research is
an exploratory as well as descriptive in nature. The research instrument used in this research
is a questionnaire with close-ended questions. A well-structured questionnaire was prepared
keeping in mind the objectives of the study. One to one interaction with respondents was
being done to ascertain their point of view on various aspects which was covered in the
structured questionnaire.

Then, the questionnaire was tested for its reliability and validity and distributed to the people
of low income category and how they feel about applying in the affordable housing scheme.
Data Collection
Data collection is a systematic approach of gathering information from a variety of sources to
get a complete and accurate picture of an area of interest. It enables one to answer relevant
questions and evaluate outcomes.
Data Analysis
Analysis of data is a process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with
the goal of discovering useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision-
making.
Data Sources
In this research, the data for the study was drawn from a number of employees working in
different sectors through questionnaires. The wide-ranging data provided by the respondents
was carefully examined in order to fulfill the objective and to reach on a relevant conclusion.
After carefully examining the data, the following results are drawn which are presented in the
form of tables and pie charts. Based on the results, interpretation was made.

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 Different types of housing people currently live in
Table 1:

S. No. Types of Houses Number of Number of respondents

respondents (in %)
1. Apartment 29 58%
2. Home 11 22%
3. Duplex 10 20%
Total 50 100%

Figure 1:

Duplex, 20%

Apartments, 58%
Home, 22%

Interpretation

The above graph shows that more people are living in apartments and least respondents are
living in duplex where as people living in home are not more.

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 Cities people are living in

Table 2:

S. No. Cities Number of respondents (in %)

1. New Delhi 42%

2. Gurgaon 31%
3. Noida 27%
Total 100%

Figure 2:

No. of Respondants

Noida
27%
New Delhi
42%

Gurgaon
31%

Interpretation

The above graph shows that the respondents are from which part of the coverage area. The
maximum % of respondents are from New Delhi and least from Noida.

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 Best described current housing situation of people

Table 3:

S. No. Current Housing Situation Number of respondents (in %)

1. Owner 8%
2. Rent 72%
3. Living with others but not paying rent 20%
Total 100%

Figure 3:

Number of respondents (in %)

Owner
Living with 8%
others but
not paying
rent
20%

Rent
72%

Interpretation

The housing situation in of people can be seen above as we can see that maximum people are
living in a rented house and there are very few owners.

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 Level of satisfaction with current living arrangements

Table 4:

S. No. Factors Number of respondents (in %)

1. Yes 16%
2. No 78%
3. Not Sure 6%
Total 100%

Figure 4:

Number of respondents (in %)

90

80
78
70

60

50

Number of respondents (in %)

40

30

20

10 16
6
0
Yes No

Interpretation

The above information will help the government to make plans for the people who are not
satisfied with their living arrangements.

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 Reasons why people are dissatisfied with their living arrangements

Table 5:

S. No. Factors Number of respondents (in %)

1. Home/Apartment needs repairs that I 15%

cannot afford
2. Landlord won't make repairs 17%
3. Property Value Fell 19%
4. Bad/Rude/Loud Neighbours 23%
5. Crime in Neighbourhood 20%
6. Too expensive 6%
Total 100%
Figure 5:

Number of respondents (in %)

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

Number of respondents (in %)

Interpretation

We can see that maximum people are dissatisfied due to bad neighbor’s i.e. 23% and the
least expensive options people are least dissatisfied i.e. 6%.

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 Level of satisfaction where people used to live

Table 6:

S. No. Factors Number of respondents (in %)

1. Strongly agree 26%

2. Agree 38%
3. Neutral 14%
4. Disagree 15%
5. Strongly disagree 7%
Total 100%
Figure 6:

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%
38%

15%
26%
10%
14% 15%
5%
7%
0%
5 (Strongly 4 (Agree) 3 (Neutral) 2 (Disagree) 1 (Strongly
Agree) Disagree)

Interpretation
The above graph shows that 38% people are satisfied with change in living arrangements but
still there still 7% people who are dissatisfied.

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 Level of satisfaction of people who applied for affordable housing scheme
Table 7:
S. No. Factors Number of respondents (in %)

1. Strongly agree 20%

2. Agree 45%
3. Neutral 17%
4. Disagree 11%
5. Strongly disagree 7%
Total 100%
Figures 7:

50%

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%
45%
20%

15%

10% 20%
17%
5% 11%
7%
0%
5 (Strongly 4 (Agree) 3 (Neutral) 2 (Disagree) 1 (Strongly
Agree) Disagree)

Interpretation
Maximum number of respondents is satisfied with the affordable housing scheme, but there is
still people who think that this scheme is not meant for them.

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 Affordability of a household if buying a property
Table 8:
S. No. Income levels Number of respondents (in %)

1. Up to rs4,00,000 30%
2. rs4,00,000 to rs6,00,000 40%
3. rs6,00,000 to rs8,00,000 16%
4. rs800000 to rs10,00,000 11%
5. rs10,00,000 & above 3%
Total 100%

Figure 8:

Number of respondents (in %)

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%
Number of respondents (in %)

15%

10%

5%

0%
Up to rs4,00,000 rs4,00,000 to rs6,00,000 to rs800000 to rs10,00,000 &
rs6,00,000 rs8,00,000 rs10,00,000 above

Interpretation

This graph shows the different prices which different households can afford if they are
willing to apply for affordable housing scheme.

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 Most important factors for people while choosing a home or apartment.

Table 9:
S. No. Factors choosing Home Number of respondents (in %)

1. Cost I can afford 7%

2. Close to bus/transit stops 6%
3. Close to services 9%
4. Close to Work 14%
5. Close to shopping 11%
6. Close to family/friends 9%
7. Close to schools 15%
8. Low Crime Rate 7%
9. Close to health care facilities 15%
10. Number of Bedrooms 7%
Total 100%

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 Figure 9:

Number of respondents (in %)

Close to
bus/transit stops
Number of Cost I can
6%
Bedrooms afford
7% 7%

Close to health
care facilities
15% Close to services
9%

Low Crime Rate

7%
Close to Work
14%

Close to schools
15%

Close to shopping
11%
Close to
family/friends
9%

Interpretation
In this people the basic health facility factor the most and factor close to bus stop is least
opted reason.
Willingness of people to move from their home to affordable house
Table 10:

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 S. No. Move from your current Number of respondents (in %)
location
1. Yes 38%
2. No 62%
Total 100%

Figure 10:

Number of respondents (in %)

70

60
62

50

40
38 Number of respondents (in %)
30

20

10

0
Yes No

Interpretation

This shows that for affordable housing scheme the customer base of government and other
private companies is good. The people who are not willing to go with are 38%.

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 Chapter-6

Findings and Conclusions

Conclusions

 It is true that economic growth is beneficial to India as currently it is one of the

primary aims of the government. What the government is not looking is the social
costs of this aim.
 Although economic growth is resulting in increased across most sections of society,
real estate prices are soaring at a much faster rate, therefore making homes
unaffordable to a majority of people, whereas shelter is meant to be provided to all of
the population improving the standard of living.
 Although the concept affordable housing sounds straightforward and uncomplicated,
there are numerous obstacles that stand in the way of achieving it, due to convoluted
government policies.
 For affordable housing to be fruitful in India the government would have to take into
account all the sections of society and costs that would be sustained. In addition, new
and more efficient policies would have to be introduced into real estate market.

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 Bibliography

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Title: Developing affordable housing: a practical guide for nonprofit organizations

Published: John Wiley & Sons Hoboken, NJ 2006

Author: Bennett L. Hecht

2. Title: The legal guide to affordable housing development

Published: Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, ABA

Chicago, IL 2011

Authors: Tim Iglesias, Rochelle E. Lento

RESEARCH PAPERS:
3. Article Title: International Journal of Constructive Research in Civil Engineering

Journal Title: A Critical Review on Making Low Cost Urban Housing in India

Published: 2016

4. Article Title: Advances in Structural Engineering

Journal Title: A Review of Low Cost Housing Technologies in India

Published: 2014

Authors: Vishal Puri, Pradipta Chakrabortty, Swapan Majumdar

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REFERENCE LINKS:
5. https://magma.co.in/loans/housing-finance/

Accessed on 2nd October, 2017 03:45 PM

6. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/affordable-housing
Accessed on 11th October, 2017 01:12PM
7. http://www.indianeconomy.net/splclassroom/348/what-is-housing-for-all-by-2022-
mission/
Accessed on 13thOctober, 2017 10:01AM
8. https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/realty-check/affordable-housing-in-india-
challenges-opportunities/976
Accessed on 16th October 2017 11:14AM

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 Annexure
GOVERNMENT INICIATIVES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING

QUESTIONNAIRE

Greetings!

I am a student of Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Professional Studies. As a part of our

Summer Training Project, I have undertaken the topic - GOVERNMENT INICIATIVES
ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. The data collected through this questionnaire will be used
only for academic purpose and will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Personal Details

Name: _____________________
Age: ____
Marital status: ___________
Qualification_________________________
Family Structure (Joint/Nuclear) ________________

1. In which type of housing do you currently live?

Apartment
Home
Duplex

2. In what city do you live?

New Delhi
Gurgaon
Noida

3. Which of the following best describes your current housing situation?

Owner
Rent
Living with others but not paying rent

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4. Are you satisfied with your current living arrangements?

Yes
No
Not Sure

5. if not, please tell us why you are not satisfied with your living arrangements?

Home/Apartment needs repairs that I cannot afford

Landlord won't make repairs
Property Value Fell
Bad/Rude/Loud Neighbors
Crime in Neighborhood
Too expensive

6. How would you rate your overall satisfaction where you used to live?

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly

Disagree

1 2 3 4 5

7. How would you rate your overall satisfaction after applying in affordable housing
scheme?

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly

Disagree

1 2 3 4 5

8. How much would the household be able to afford if buying a property?

Up to Rs.4,00,000

Rs.4,00,000 to Rs.6,00,000

Rs.6,00,000 to Rs.8,00,000

Rs.800000 to Rs.10,00,000

Rs.10,00,000 & above

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9. What factors are most important to you when choosing your home or apartment?
Select all that apply.

Cost I can afford

Close to bus/transit stops

Close to services

Close to Work

Close to shopping

Close to family/friends

Close to schools

Close to health care facilities

Low Crime Rate

Number of Bedrooms

10. Would you like to move from your current home or apartment?

Yes
No

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