Size of real estate market to grow five-fold by 2040: Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman

25 Feb 2019 Evaluate

Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has expressed hope that the current size of the Indian real estate market, which is already $120 billion dollar, will grow over five-fold to $650 billion by the year 2040. He said that the real estate market is also set to double its contribution to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 7%. Besides, he noted that the industry employs 55 million people now and this number will rise to 66 million as it grows.

Kumar has said the recent Interim Budget has demonstrated that the government would take steps to make sure that the real estate sector grow and develop further so that this industry contributes even more to the economy. He also said that the Centre has offered a lot of tax incentives to developers building affordable houses and also many tax sops to homebuyers looking to purchase second homes.

Niti Aayog vice-chairman further said that this sector is heart of the economy and has backward linkages with 200 other industries. According to him, the real estate sector would contribute more with rapid urbanisation. He also noted that the two legislations-the goods and services tax and the RERA-implemented by the government would help in organised growth of this sector.

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