The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has ordered reviewing of Floor Spacing Index and Floor Area Ratio norms for mega cities of the country.

• FSI is ratio of building’s total floor area size to size of the piece of land on which it is built.
• The review will be done in the cities with population over 1 million.
• The need for review is to give a push to properly planned urban development in the country.

Besides, availability of land in urban areas is critical to meet demand for affordable housing projects under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).