A few years ago, DDA and GDA used to make one-bedroom flats in a big way. These one-bedroom flats can be seen in numerous parts of the capital, and in Ghaziabad. Thousand of people live in these flats with their families.

Nowadays, there are ample buyers for such one-bedroom flats; the prestigious real estate firms have almost stopped making one-bedroom houses. One has to really make an extra effort to figure out if any well-known builder is still constructing such flats.

This trend has also spread out to the whole of NCR. Those who know the real estate market well enough will tell you that many aspiring flat owners cannot buy houses due to the high cost of 2,3 and 4 bedroom apartments.

Due to this very reason, many of them drop the idea of buying a flat. If the same people are offered a single-bedroom house, costing up to Rs 18-20 lakhs, they can easily buy that with the help of a home loan. It is really baffling to say the least, that builders have essentially stopped making single-bedroom flats despite the enormous demand.

Anil Sharma of Amrapali group also says that there is an urgent need to build a large number of one-bedroom houses in a covered area of up to 700 square feet.

Mr. Sharma said, “I know from my own experience that there are many people from my home state Bihar, interested in purchasing small and compact flats here in Delhi. But, due to non-availability of such flats, they keep on living in rented house”.

Mr. Sharma suggest a solution by stating that as nobody can force any builder to make one-bedroom houses, it is high time that the government gives some financial incentives to builders so that they feel encouraged to make one-bedroom flats.