Access to Housing Rights and Property Rights for Women: Select Study in Delhi and NCR Regions Bijayalaxmi Nanda 1 Savita Sinha 2 Venika Menon 3 Abstract This article critically evaluates the housing policies and legal provisions regarding property rights for women in India. It interrogates the inclusion of gender within the policies, programmes and laws, and exposes its biases and skewed priorities. Through a desk review of the policies and programmes and an examination of court judgements, it provides an understanding of the contestations and challenges that exist therein. With carefully conducted interviews and focussed group discussions with women beneficiaries and policy implementers, this article strives to enrich the analysis. It provides a set of suggestions and recommendations on enhancing awareness on women’s right to property and providing women greater access to housing rights. Although the fieldwork has been conducted in Delhi–NCR region, it has implications for the country as a whole. Overall this article contextualises the debates on gender, policy, laws and institutions in a broader framework of material structure s and a patriarchal society. It highlights the significance of creating awareness on gender issues for all concerned, including policymakers, implementers, judiciary and the women beneficiaries themselves. Article Indian Journal of Public Administration 65(2) 475–493, 2019 © 2019 IIPA Reprints and permissions: in.sagepub.com/journals-permissions-india DOI: 10.1177/0019556119863595 journals.sagepub.com/home/ipa This is a shorter and revised version of a study report prepared by Bijayalaxmi Nanda for the Girls Count Coalition, supported by the National Foundation of India and UNFPA. 1 Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. 2 Member, Delhi High Court Bar Association, New Delhi, India. 3 Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA. Corresponding author: Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India. E-mail: bijayalaxmi.nanda@mirandahouse.ac.in