 bill no 229 of  2017 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2017 byshri nishikant dubey, mpa billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of  india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2017 2 after article 21a of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 21bright to affordable housing statement of objects and reasonshousing is a basic human need it is considered to be vital for human survival and essential for socio-economic development india with a population of over 121 billion people, is the second most populous nation in the world according to un-habitat, india is home to sixty three per cent of all slum dwellers in south asia this amounts to 170 million people, seventeen per cent of the world's slum dwellers india's per capita income although rising, ranks 124th in the world approximately thirty five per cent of india's population still earns rupees sixty or less per day census 2011 reported 177 million homeless people across india or 015 per cent of the country's total populationthe right to housing is the right to live in adequate shelter in security, peace and dignity it is not merely having a roof over one's head, rather it requires an accessible habitable space that fulfills the basic human needs to personal space, security, adequate lighting and ventilation, safe structure, protection from weather besides its location, all at reasonable cost therefore it is the duty of the state to provide affordable adequate housing for all citizensin order to achieve the task, it is felt necessary that a provision should be made in the constitution as part of the fundamental rights for the purpose the bill seeks to achieve the above objectiveshence this billnew delhi;nishikant dubeynovember 27,  2017 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill seeks to make affordable housing to all citizens a fundamental rightthe bill if enacted will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india however, at this stage it will be difficult to make an estimate of such expenditure, both recurring and non-recurring the exact amount can be worked out only when the provisions of the bill are implemented lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri nishikant dubey, mp)gmgipmrnd—2727ls(s3)—15-12-2017