Lok Sabha Question No. 1229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Real Estate
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: P. KUMAR

No. 1229

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1229

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2016

## REAL ESTATE

SHRI P. KUMAR :

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  facing  shortage  of  trained and skilled manpower in the construction industry;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  measures
- taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether measures have been taken by the Government to promote Research and Development in the construction industry;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

- (e) whether the Government plans to introduce policy measures to support mass housing construction technologies  and  if so, the details  thereof  and  the timeline for the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b): In  order  to  understand  the  sectoral  and  geographical spread  of  skill  requirement/gaps  and  incremental  human resource requirement across the sectors, studies have been undertaken by the Government through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a Public Private Partnership (PPP) entity. As per the study report, the incremental  human  resource  requirement  in  the  Building Construction and Real Estate sector for the period 2013-2022 is  31.1  million.  As  an  effort  to  align  the  skill  development initiatives with the incremental human resource requirement, Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojna  (PMKVY)  has  been launched by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Many other Ministries are also

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Implementing  Schemes  to  provide  skill  training  in  various sectors. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation is implementing Deendayal Antyodaya National Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  to  provide  skill  training  to urban poor.

- (c) & (d): Under  Council  for  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research (CSIR) two  premier  Institutions namely,  Central  Building Research Institute (CBRI) and Structural Engineering Research  Centre  (SERC)  and  other  institutions  in  Bhopal, Trivandrum, Bhubaneswar and Jorhat have been doing Research & Development (R&D) work to develop new innovative, cost effective, environment-friendly building materials  and  construction  technologies.  Over  the  years  a number  of  innovative  building  materials  and  technologies have  been  developed  and  are  being  used  in  construction. Some  of the important ones are flyash based building components,  wood  substitutes,  plank  &  joists  system  for roofing,  Prefabricated  Brick  Panels  for  floor  and  roof,  geopolymer concrete, various alternatives for doors & windows, etc.

Besides  this  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IITs),  National Institute of Technology (NITs) and other technical institutions are  also  engaged  in  R&D  work  especially  on  emerging technologies  like  Glass  Fibre  Gypsum  Panel  System  (IIT Madras), EPS Core Panel System (IIT Roorkee), bamboo based other Government departments  such  as  Department  of  Science  & Technology, lends financial support to IITs and NITs to carry technology (IIT Delhi & IIT Kharagpur). Also out R&D in the construction sector.

- (e): 'Land'  and  'Housing'  are  State  subjects.  In  Pradhan  Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) - Housing for All (urban) Mission (20152022),  Government  of  India  has  set  up  a  Technology  SubMission to facilitate adoption of modern, innovative and green technologies  and  building material for faster and  quality construction of houses. Technology Sub-Mission also facilitates  preparation  and  adoption  of  layout  designs  and building  plans  suitable  for  various  geo-climatic  zones.  It  also assists States/Cities in deploying disaster resistant and
- environment friendly technologies.

Building  Materials  &  Technology  Promotion  Council  (BMTPC) under  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  has identified evaluated and recommended a number of

technologies  for  mass  scale  housing.  Central  Public  Works Department (CPWD) has issued Schedule of Rates on three of the  technologies  namely  light  gauge  steel  structures,  EPS based construction system & Monolithic Concrete Construction.

Also, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has also brought  out  the  following  documents  which  would  be  helpful for State Governments to adopt new construction technologies for mass housing.

- i) Compendium of Prospective Emerging Technologies for Mass Housing
2. ii) Model Expression of Interest for Empanelment  of Agencies  for  construction  of  Houses/Buildings  using Alternate Technologies on Design and Built Basis.
3. iii) Multi-Attribute Evaluation Methodology for selection of Emerging Housing Technologies

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