Lok Sabha Question No. 448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Light House Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pashupati Nath Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 448

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT

## NO. 448. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether Light House Project is an ambitious plan of the Government under which one thousand houses are to be constructed in each and the target has been fixed to complete it within a year and if SO, the details thereof; city
- b) whether it is also a fact that long  lasting houses are to be provided in view of Iocal climate and ecology and if sO, the details thereof;
- c) whether a number of cities and people in Jharkhand are benefitted under this scheme, if SO, the details thereof, area-wise; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor and the time by which they are likely to be benefitted under this plan?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b):Yes, Sir. Six Light House Projects (LHPs) consisting of about 1,000 houses each with physical and social infrastructure facilities are being constructed at six places across the country namely Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Rajkot (Gujarat), Chennai Ranchi (Jharkhand), Agartala (Tripura) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) These LHPs are to be completed within a period of 12 months after receipt

of all Statutory Approvalsl NOCs from the concerned departments of Statesl Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) The details of LHPs are at AnnexureThese LHPs are demonstrating construction of mass housing using innovative construction technologies suitable to the geo-climatic and hazard conditions of the  region at an expedited pace as compared to conventional construction and are more economical, sustainable; of high quality and durability:

- (c)& (d): For constructing the LHPS, a country-wide challenge among all StateslUTs across the country was conducted by the Ministry, wherein six States with cities that scored the highest marks across the prescribed criteria were selected including Ranchi in Jharkhand The LHPin Ranchi comprising of 1,008 houses with related  infrastructure is currently under construction. Selection of beneficiaries and allotment of houses is the  responsibility of the State Governmentcity

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## Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No. 448 due for answer on 03.02.2022

## Details of LHPs

| Location               | Name of Technology                                                                   | Country of Origin of Technology   | Proposed No. of Houses   |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Chennai; Tamil Nadu    | Precast Concrete Construction System-Precast Components Assembled at Site            | Finland/USA                       | 1,152                    |
| Rajkot; Gujarat        | Monolithic Concrete Construction using Tunnel Formwork                               | France                            | 1,144                    |
| Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Prefabricated Sandwich Panel System with Pre-engineered Steel Structural System      | ChinalJapan                       | 1,024                    |
| Lucknow; Uttar Pradesh | Stay In Place PVC Formwork with Pre-Engineered Steel Structural System               | Canada                            | 1,040                    |
| Ranchi; Jharkhand      | Precast Concrete Construction System 3D Volumetric                                   | Germany                           | 1,008                    |
| Tripura                | Light Gauge Steel Framed (LGSF) System with Pre - engineered Steel Structural System | New Zealandl Kenya                | 1,000                    |