News: Mandatory Parking Adds About Rs 3.5 Lakh to Gurugram Flats-10-04-2026

Haryana’s decision to make one car-parking space compulsory for every affordable housing flat is expected to make such projects more liveable but slightly costlier to enter, particularly in Gurugram, industry observers said.

The state has amended its 2013 Affordable Housing Policy so that each dwelling unit is allotted one Equivalent Car Space (ECS), priced at 10% of the flat price. The amendment was signed by Additional Chief Secretary (DTCP) Anurag Agarwal on April 6. Parking slots must be clearly marked when building plans are sanctioned, and any extra space may be set aside for visitors or two-wheelers. Parking was earlier left to the developer’s discretion, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.

Where a project already has a licence and approved building plans, the builder must obtain the consent of at least two-thirds of allottees to apply the rule. Projects holding an Occupation Certificate (OC) are exempt.

The change comes with a revised price cap. The maximum allotment rate in Gurugram is now Rs 5,575 per square foot (PSF) of carpet area, with Rs 1,300 per sq ft for balcony space capped at Rs 1.3 lakh per flat. The earlier caps were Rs 5,000 and Rs 1,200.

A 600 sq ft affordable apartment in Gurugram is now estimated to cost around Rs 35-36 lakh, and parking would add roughly Rs 3.5-3.6 lakh.

Santhosh Kumar, vice chairman, ANAROCK Group, said the higher cap slightly improves developer margins, but the parking requirement will raise costs for buyers and make units even less affordable.

He said the segment needs focused measures, such as tax breaks, to draw developers away from premium and luxury housing and to improve affordability for buyers. Reviving the Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) under PMAY for EWS/LIG buyers would give interest subsidies of up to Rs 1.8 lakh and lift demand, he said. The government could also bring back the 100% tax holiday developers earlier enjoyed under section 80-IBA in the Finance Act, 2016, which gives major relief on profits from affordable housing projects.

An earlier Anarock report had shown that affordable options in the primary market are limited because new supply has fallen substantially in recent years. A recent Knight Frank India report said sales of homes below Rs 50 lakhs saw the steepest YoY decline, 23%, with 16,273 units sold in Q1 2026.