Lok Sabha Question No. 1184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Quality of Construction of Houses
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1184 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 09, 2023

## QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES

## NO. 1184.   SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to launch a technology submission for adopting modern, innovative, green technologies and building material for faster and quality construction of houses under different schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  collaborating  with  IITs  and  Architecture institutes for developing technical solutions and if so, the progress made
- so far in this regard;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for providing sustainable technological  solutions  for  faster  and  cost  effective  construction  of houses;
- (d) the  innovative  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  manage  Construction and Demolition waste; and
- (e) whether there is any scheme concerned with building houses suiting to the  geo-climatic  and  hazard  conditions  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) :  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is  implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) 'Housing for All' Mission since 25.06.2015 through States/Union Territories (UTs) for providing allweather pucca houses to all eligible urban beneficiaries. A Technology Sub-Mission  (TSM)  under  PMAY-U  has  been  set  up  for  the  adoption  of innovative, sustainable, eco-friendly and disaster-resilient technologies and building materials for fast, cost effective and quality construction of houses. The objective of the Sub-Mission is to coordinate with various regulatory and administrative bodies for mainstreaming and up scaling the  deployment  of  modern  construction  technologies  and  material  in place  of  conventional  construction.  Building  Materials  and  Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) under the ageis of Technology Sub-Mission also  coordinates  with  other  agencies  working  in  green  and  energy
- efficient technologies, climate changes etc.

- (b) : Under Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerators - India (ASHA-India) initiative, incubation and acceleration support is provided to potential future  technologies  that  are  not  yet  market  ready  (pre-prototype applicants) or to the technologies that are market  ready (post prototype applicants) respectively. Five ASHA-India Centres have been set-up at various four IITs (Bombay, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee) and Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research-  North  East  Institute  of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat, Assam in collaboration with  CSIR-CBRI,  Roorkee  for  providing  incubation  support  to  the shortlisted potential technologies.
- (c) :  Furthermore, following steps have been taken by the Government for providing sustainable technological solutions for faster and cost-
- effective construction of houses:
- i. Identification, Evaluation and Certification of Emerging Technologies for adoption by Public/Private agencies.
- ii. Global Housing Technology Challenge - India (GHTC-India) was initiated to  identify  and  mainstream  globally  best  available  proven construction technologies that are rapid, sustainable, green and disaster resilient.
- Under  GHTC-India,  54  innovative  proven  construction  technologies
- iii. shortlisted from across the globe.
- iv. Six Light House Projects (LHPs) using six distinct technologies shortlisted  under  GHTC-India  are  constructed  at  six  places  in  the country.
- Under Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerators - India (ASHA-India) initiative, 48 potential future technologies in both Pre & Post prototype categories were shortlisted by Technical Evaluation Committee set up
- v. by MoHUA.
- vi. Under ASHA-India, five Incubation Centres have been set up to provide Incubation  Support  to  potential  future  technologies  that  are  not  yet
- market ready.
- vii. 14  Demonstration  Housing  Projects  using  New  Technologies  are  built under PMAY-U to showcase innovative technology options to States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  and  disseminating  technical  awareness among professionals.
- viii. A  free  online  Enrolment  of  TECHNOGRAHIS  has  been  started  for exposing the interested stakeholders to learn different phases of use of
- innovative technologies in LHPs for adoption and replication.
- ix. An online course named  NAVARITIH  (New,  Affordable, Validated, Research Innovation Technologies for Indian Housing) has been started to  enhance the capability of building professionals about the new and emerging building materials, technologies and processes for construction.
- x. Indian Housing Technology Mela (IHTM) was organized to showcase the domestic  indigenous  and  innovative  technologies,  building  materials and construction processes for low & medium rise houses. 84 innovative technologies/products/materials were shortlisted under IHTM.

- xi. Under the Indian Urban Housing Conclave (IUHC) a National Exhibition on Innovative construction practices was organized to showcase more than 85 innovative construction systems & materials.
- xii. MoHUA  in  association  with  GIZ  and  BMTPC  is  hosting  series  of trainings/workshops on Innovative Construction Technologies and Thermal Comfort for Affordable Housing named RACHNA (Affordable and Comfortable  Housing  through  National  Action).  75  RACHNA  training programmes spreading over 30 cities have been successfully conducted across India, covering over 4,500 stakeholders.
- xiii. Performance  Appraisal  Certification  Scheme  (PACS)  is  being  operated for Identification, Evaluation and Certification of Emerging Technologies suiting  to  different  geo-climatic  conditions  of  the  country,  which  are safe, sustainable and environment-friendly and ensure faster delivery of quality  houses  by  BMTPC,  MoHUA.  Under  PACS,  so  far  77  innovative products and systems have been certified.
- xiv. Various  publication  on  innovative  construction  technologies  and  other areas  related  to  faster,  cost  effective,  environment  friendly,  disaster
5. resistant, sustainable construction.
- xv. CPWD has brought out 'Guidelines for Sustainable Habitat' to evaluate use  of  sustainable  technologies  and  choice  of  material  based  on sustainable index.
7. (d) :  The  following  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  manage construction and Demolition (C&D) waste:
- i. Ministry  of  Environment  &  Forest  &  Climate  Change  (MOEF&CC)  has issued Construction & Demolition waste Management Rules, 2016 which specifies for time bound setting up of C&D waste-based units by ULBs & usage of C&D waste products in the Construction works.
9. MoHUA  has  prepared  a  Ready  Reckoner  for  Utilization  of  Recycled Produce of C&D Waste to guide and facilitate the stakeholders for easy understanding and  implementation of 'C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016'  towards  100%  utilization  of  C&D  waste  material  as  envisaged under Swachh Bharat Mission. In-situ processing of C&D Waste for large size  redevelopment projects has been focused to minimize the impact
- ii. on the environment as well as on the cost of produce.
- iii. MoHUA  has  published  Guidelines  for  utilization  of  C&D  waste  in construction  of  dwelling  units  and  related  infrastructure  in  housing schemes.
- iv. Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry Environment Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India in March 2017 has brought out A Guide on  Environmental  Management  of  Construction  and  Demolition  (C&D) Wastes. CPCB Guidelines address the uses pertaining to abatement of adverse  environment  impacts  arising  from  C&D  Waste  management activities.
- v. CPWD  has  issued  directions  to  use  C&  D  waste  products  in  its construction works. Various Public agencies such as NBCC, DDA, PWD
14. Delhi have issued similar directives.

(e) : Land and Colonisation being State subjects, their planning and construction  are  regulated  through  Development  Regulation  and  Building Byelaws of respective States/Union Territories (UTs). Ministry of Housing and Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is  implementing  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  Urban  (PMAY-U)  to  provide  pucca  house  with  basic  amenities  to  the  eligible urban families in partnership of States/UTs with the vision of 'Housing for All'. PMAY-U scheme guidelines stipulates that the houses under the Mission should be  designed  and  constructed  to  meet  the  requirements  of  structural  safety against  earthquake,  flood,  cyclone,  landslides  etc.  conforming  to  National Building Code and other relevant Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Codes.

Further,  BIS  has  brought  out  Indian  Standards  for  building  construction  and structures  in  various  geo-climatic  and  hazard  conditions.  Various  provisions contained in the relevant Indian Standards/Codes/Specifications/Guidelines for design  and  construction  of  buildings  in  various  geo-climatic  and  hazard conditions are required to be followed by all the public and private construction agencies  for  safety,  stability  and  durability  of  buildings.  In  addition,  the National  Building  Code  of  India  2016,  has  necessary  administrative  and technical provisions for safety of structures responding to various geo-climatic and hazard conditions.

MoHUA  through  BMTPC  has  also  issued  Vulnerability  Atlas  of  India  (Third edition) which gives State-wise hazard maps with respect to earthquakes, wind & cyclone and floods and district-wise vulnerability of housing stocks, based on the  materials  used  for  walling  and  roofing  of  the  building,  as  per  the  Census data. This Atlas is a tool to natural disaster, preparedness and mitigation for housing  and  related  infrastructure.  The  digitized  version  of  the  Vulnerability Atlas of India is available at https://vai.bmtpc.org/.

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