Thirty-four every penny of Ahmedabad's populace live underneath the national neediness line, halfway as a result of the decay of the city's material industry in the 1960s. The thought for the Ahmedabad lodging lottery began with SEWA requesting that the neighborhood government construct another lodging bunch for bidi specialists, and in 1987, propelled a lodging lottery to dispense 110 houses, based on empty government arrive on Ahmedabad's fringe. The houses included authority water and power associations and private toilets. The lodging lottery was interested in the poorest bidi rollers whose family unit salary was under 700 rupees every month. Out of 497 specialists, who entered the lottery, 110 "champs" were haphazardly chosen
As per latest survey conducted by Harvard Univ report 40% of affordable home allottees dont move in.At a time when the government is increasingly focussed on the critical need to provide affordable urban housing, especially for lower-income residents in Gujarat.