Lok Sabha Question No. 685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: LHPs
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, T.R.V.S. Ramesh, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Kotagiri Sridhar, Hemant Tukaram Godse, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 685 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 04, 2021 LHPs

NO. 685. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has laid the foundation of some Light House  Projects  (LHPs)  as  part  of  Global  Housing  Technology Challenge - India (GHTC -India) initiative in six States;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof including the guidelines;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  the  States  of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for the Light House Projects;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of minimum amount of funds required for the said projects and the quantum of Central Grant-in aid in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) &  (b):Yes,  Sir.  As  part  of  Global  Housing  Technology  ChallengeIndia  (GHTC-India),  the  foundation  stones  for  six  Light  House Projects (LHPs) in Tripura, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,

Uttar Pradesh,Gujarat and Tamil Nadu were laid by Hon'ble Prime Minister  on  January  01,  2021,  the  details  in  this  regard  including the  guidelinesare  available  at  GHTC-India  website  i.e.  www.ghtcindia.gov.in.

LHPs are  model  housing  projects  which  will  demonstrate  best  of new age innovative  global  technologies,  materials  and  processes and deliver ready to live houses with better quality of construction in  a  sustainable manner within 12 months. These LHPs will serve as  Live  Laboratories  for  facilitating  transfer  of  technology  to  the field, its further replication and to adapt in the country.

- (c) & (d):In order to select six States across the country for construction of LHPs,  the  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  had instituted  a  challenge  for  States/Union  Territories  (UTs),  wherein specified parameters. After evaluation of proposals received from States, six States as above have been selected for construction of LHPs  including  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  At  present,  there  is  no
- they  were  requested  to  submit  their  proposals  based  on  preproposal to include the State of Andhra Pradesh for the LHPs.
- (e):  The minimum amount of funds required for the said projectsand the quantum of Central Grant-in aid is at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No. 685 due for answer on 04.02.2021

## City-wise details of LHPs along with the estimated cost of the project

| S.    | Location               | Name of Technology                                                            | No. of Dwelling Units   | Central Share (₹ in crore)   | Central Share (₹ in crore)   | State/ Beneficiary Share   | Total Cost (₹ in crore)   |
|-------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| No.   | of LHP                 |                                                                               |                         | Central Assistance           | Technology Innovation Grant  |                            |                           |
| 1     | Agartala, Tripura      | Light Gauge Steel Structural System & Pre- engineered Steel Structural System | 1,000                   | 15.00                        | 50.00                        | 97.50                      | 162.50                    |
| 2     | Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Prefabricated Sandwich Panel System                                           | 1,024                   | 15.36                        | 40.96                        | 71.68                      | 128.00                    |
| 3     | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | PVC Stay In Place Formwork System                                             | 1,040                   | 15.60                        | 41.60                        | 73.70                      | 130.90                    |
| 4     | Chennai, Tamil Nadu    | Precast Concrete Construction System - Precast Components Assembled at Site   | 1,152                   | 17.28                        | 46.08                        | 52.90                      | 116.26                    |
| 5     | Rajkot, Gujarat        | Monolithic Concrete Construction using Tunnel Formwork                        | 1,144                   | 17.16                        | 45.76                        | 55.97                      | 118.89                    |
| 6     | Ranchi, Jharkhand      | Precast Concrete Construction System - 3D Volumetric                          | 1,008                   | 15.12                        | 40.32                        | 78.56                      | 134.00                    |
| Total | Total                  | Total                                                                         | 6,368                   | 95.52                        | 264.72                       | 430.31                     | 790.55                    |