Lok Sabha Question No. 127 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Technology Innovation Grant
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 127 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2019 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION GRANT

No. 127* DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  apart  from  State  and  Central Assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh each, the Government would offer an additional technology innovation grant of Rs. 2.5 lakh for
- each house;
- (b)      if so, the details thereof;
- (c)     whether  it  is  also  true  that  once  innovative  technologies have been tested and proved, these would be included in the Central Public Works Department list; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 127  DUE  FOR  12.02.2019  REGARDING  'TECHNOLOGY  INNOVATION

## GRANT'

(a) & (b):  No, Madam. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) {PMAY(U)} Mission was launched on 25 June 2015 for providing all-weather pucca houses to all urban homeless families/ beneficiaries by assisting States/ Union Territories (UTs) with Central Assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh for each house to be constructed under Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) and Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC) and Rs. 1 lakh for each house under  'In-Situ'  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  components  of  PMAY(U) Mission. Further, interest  subvention  is  allowed  as  Direct  Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the beneficiaries under Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/  Low  Income  Group  (LIG)/  Middle  Income  Group  (MIG)  -  1  &  2 categories at given scale under Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) through  Banks.  The  States/  UTs  have  been  given  flexibility  for  their contribution in PMAY(U) Mission.

A  Technology  Sub-Mission  (TSM)  has  been  set  up  under  PMAY(U) Mission to facilitate adoption of modern, innovative, green technologies and  building  material  for  faster  and  quality  construction  of  houses. Further,  under  the  overall  purview  of  TSM  sub-component,  Ministry  of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is  organising    Global  Housing Technology Challenge - India (GHTC-India) to identify and mainstream a basket of innovative and alternative technologies from across the globe that  are  sustainable,  eco-friendly  and  disaster  resilient.  The  main objective of the Challenge is to get such technologies which can deliver maximum number of dwelling units in minimum time and cost.

The  challenge  has  three  components  viz.   i)  Conduct  of  Grand  Expocum-Conference,   ii) Identifying Proven Demonstrable Technologies   from across the world for the construction of Lighthouse Projects and iii) Promoting Potential Future Technologies through establishment  of  Affordable  Sustainable  Housing  Accelerators  -  India (ASHA-India) for incubation and acceleration support.

A Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) has been constituted for GHTCIndia  to  evaluate  and  assess  the  range  of  available  technologies.  The TEC will shortlist and empanel a basket of technologies that could bid and construct Lighthouse Projects of around 1,000 Dwelling Units (DUs) each at six different geo-climatic locations in the country. In order to offset  costs  of  the  transition  (opportunity  cost)  from  conventional  to new  construction  technologies,  20%  of  the  estimated  cost  per  DU subject  to  the  ceiling  of  Rs.  2.00  lakh  per  DU  will  be  funded  to  the concerned  States/  UTs  for  these  Lighthouse  Projects  as  Technology Innovation Grant (TIG) over and above Central Assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh per DU constructed during the Challenge.

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam.

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