Lok Sabha Question No. 3041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Affordable Housing Partnership Projects
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3041 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 07, 2025

## AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS

NO. 3041.     SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  Affordable  Housing  Partnership  (AHP)  projects implemented under Model 1 and Model 2, State and district-wise;
- (b) the number of AHP projects that have availed the Technology Innovation Grant State-wise including district-wise for Andhra Pradesh, year-wise;
- (c) whether any institutional mechanisms have been established to evaluate the performance and scalability of such technologies and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the specific alternate construction technologies used in these projects and their efficacy in reducing construction time and cost;
- (e) whether the Government has conducted any third-party evaluation of the impact  of  these  technologies  on  sustainability  and  disaster  resilience and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  steps  taken  to  expand  adoption  of  Global  Housing  Technology Challenge  (GHTC)-certified  technologies  in  high-risk  areas  like  coastal Andhra Pradesh particularly in Nellore and other cyclone-prone districts?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) to (f): Ministry of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has  been implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U)  since 25.06.2015 with an aim to provide all weather pucca houses with basic civic amenities to eligible urban beneficiaries across the country.  Based on  the   learnings  from the  experiences  of implementation of PMAY-U, MoHUA has revamped the scheme and launched PMAY-U 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas across the country to construct, purchase and rent a house by 1 crore  additional  eligible  beneficiaries  at  affordable  cost  in  next  five years. PMAY-U 2.0 is implemented through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS).

AHP vertical of PMAY-U 2.0 is being implemented through two models:

Model-1: Construction of houses by Public Sector agencies and parastatals.

Model-2: Private sector AHP projects- Ownership of house by purchase from whitelisted private sector projects through Housing Voucher.

As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  an  additional  Grant  in  the  form  of Technology Innovation Grant (T IG) @₹1,000 per sqm up to 30 sqm carpet area per dwelling unit is provisioned for AHP Projects using innovative construction  technologies  notified  by  MoHUA  through  GHTC/PACS  by BMTPC/CPWD. Additionally, States/UT Government also have to provide TIG  for  AHP  projects  from  their  own  resources  in  proportion  to  the Central  TIG.  TIG  is  applicable  only  for  projects  using  innovative  and alternate technologies and should be completed within 18-24 months in all respect, after getting all statutory approvals.

Under AHP vertical of PMAY-U 2.0, a total of 21,017 houses in 8 projects have been sanctioned by the Ministry on 18.06.2025 only in the State of Maharashtra, using alternate technology. These projects are eligible for availing TIG of ₹90.64 crore (Central Share -₹60.4 4 crore & State TIG ₹30.22  crore) .  The  TIG  will  be  released  based  on  the  compliance submitted by the State, as per the scheme guidelines. So far, no TIG has been  released  to  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  No  such  proposal  from Andhra Pradesh has been received so far by the Ministry.

Earlier  in  PMAY-U,  2.68  lakh  houses  have  been  sanctioned  involving innovative    Monolithic    Construction    Technology    in    Andhra  Pradesh under  AHP  vertical,  but  no  TIG  was  provisioned  for  AHP  projects  in earlier guidelines of PMAY-U.

The Technology Sub-Mission (TSM)  set  up  under  PMAY-U  continues  to guide  and  facilitate  States/UTs  and  other  stakeholders  in  adoption  of modern,  innovative and  green  technologies and  alternate building material  for  faster  and  quality  construction  of  houses.  It  is  further extended as Technology & Innovation Sub-Mission (TISM) under PMAY-U 2.0 to support innovative design and construction practices and projects.  Under  TSM,  Global  Housing  Technology  Challenge  -  India (GHTC-India)  was  conducted  to  identify  and  mainstream  globally  best available proven construction technologies including prefabricated technology  that  are  rapid,  sustainable,  green  and  disaster  resilient. Under  GHTC-India,  a  basket  of  54  innovative  proven  construction technologies  shortlisted  from  across  the  globe  were  grouped  into  six distinct categories as per the different  geo-climatic  regions  for  further

adoption by States/UTs, including Andhra Pradesh which are available at www.ghtc-india.gov.in. The innovative technologies used in these projects  are  those  shortlisted  under  GHTC-India  through  Technical Assessment Committee and which are proven and time tested.

Further,  as  per  PMAY-U  2.0  guidelines,  there  is  provision  to  ensure quality  of  construction  under  BLC/AHP/ARH  verticals  of  the  Mission through  Third  Party  Quality  Monitoring  Agencies  (TPQMA)  selected  by States/UTs. TPQM Agencies are required to visit the project site and to advise State/UT and Urban Local Bodies on quality related issues .

Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has been set up to continuously  appraise,  evaluate  and  monitor  the  performance  and scalability of such identified innovative technologies in the country. The BMTPC is mandated to construct pilot demonstration housing projects, performance certification of innovative technologies, hands-on training and  capacity  building  across  the  country  including  Andhra  Pradesh, particularly  in  Nellore  and  other  cyclone-prone  districts.  Further,  the provision  of  additional  Central  Assistance  in  the  form  of  Technology Innovation Grant (TIG) for AHP and ARH projects is a boost for adoption of GHTC-India certified technologies.

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