Here is an excerpt from an old interview where Sunil Mantri – Chairman and Managing Director of Mantri Realty Pvt. Ltd. had spoken about affordable housing options. He had answered several questions asked to him by Niranjan Mudholkar. He also had explained his plans about expanding his company in the hospitality department and running hotels in India. This part of the interview gives a brief description of Sunil Mantri’s views on making available affordable houses and successfully taking charge of hotels.

My question is to the President Elect of Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI), member of Govt of Maharashtra’s New Housing Policy and member of FICCI’s Housing Committee. Affordable housing has become a key term in the industry today. Do you think the several ongoing and upcoming projects under this concept are truly affordable because many of these projects are coming up in...