Lok Sabha Question No. 4938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Transfer of Building Material Technology
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4938

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 25, 2021

## TRANSFER OF BUILDING MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY

## NO. 4938.   SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- a) whether  the  Government  plans  to  transfer  the  new  technology  of building materials to State Governments, including Andhra Pradesh, once proof of concept is completed; and
- b) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)& (b): Yes, Sir. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has set up a  Technology  Sub-Mission  (TSM)  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  Urban (PMAY-U) Mission to facilitate adoption of modern, innovative and green technologies and building materials for faster and quality construction  of  houses.  Under  TSM,  MoHUA  initiated  Global  Housing Technology  Challenge  -  India  (GHTC-India)  to  identify  and  mainstream globally  best  available  proven  innovative  technologies  that  are  rapid, sustainable, green, resource efficient and disaster resilience. As a result, 54  innovative  technologies  from  across  the  globe  have  been  shortlisted, out of which, six Light House Projects (LHPs) are being constructed at six places across the country namely  Indore, Rajkot, Chennai, Ranchi, Agartala and Lucknow to showcase the use of innovative technologies on ground.

These  LHPs  aim  to  serve  as  Live  laboratories  for  field  level application,  learning  and  replication.  In  order  to  propagate  the  various aspects  of  transfer  of  technologies,  MoHUA  has  initiated  an  enrolment drive for different stakeholders including students and faculty of

Engineering  and  Architecture  Institutes,  officials/  Engineers    of  State Government,  Developers  and  builders  etc.  from  across  the  country  as Technograhis, who will get latest information about the projects and also get  opportunity  to  visit  the  sites  to  see  physically  the  use  of  such technologies.

Further,  an  e-course  on  'Vulnerability  Atlas  of  India  has  been started to create awareness and understanding about natural hazards and help in identification of regions with high vulnerability such as earthquakes and landslides. Additionally, a certificate course named NAVARITIH (New, Affordable, Validated, Research Innovation Technologies for Indian Housing) has been lunched to familiarise the stakeholders with the latest materials  and  technologies  being  used  worldwide  for  housing.  MoHUA  is also  undertaking  13  Demonstration  Housing  Projects  (DHPs)  in  various parts  of  the  country  to  showcase  the  field  application  of  new  emerging, green, sustainable and resource efficient technologies.

These initiatives will facilitate transfer of technologies to States/Union Territories (UTs) including Andhra Pradesh.

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