GATE 2025 AR — Planning – Question 35
Which interventions can improve housing affordability on the supply side?
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Correct answer: (A) Increase urban land available for housing; (B) Increase institutional housing finance
Explanation
More available urban land can expand housing supply. Institutional finance can also support housing production and development, so the official answer is A, B. Reducing FAR constrains possible floor-space supply, and increasing transaction duty raises costs. Finance directed solely to household demand would instead be a demand-side measure; B is read in the production-finance sense intended here.