Lok Sabha Question No. 2405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Role of BMTPC
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2405

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2023

## ROLE OF BMTPC

## NO. 2405.    SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) the role of Building  Materials  and  Technology  Promotion Council (BMTPC) in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY);
- (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; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  providing  sustainable technological solutions for faster and cost effective construction of houses?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a): Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U), Building Materials  and  Technology  Promotion  Council  (BMTPC)  has  been designated as appraisal & monitoring agency by Ministry of Housing and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  for  selected  Detailed  Project  Reports (DPRs) and Projects respectively, for States/Union Territories (UTs) falling prominently under Earthquake Hazard Zone IV & V particularly located in North-Eastern States & other Hilly States/UTs (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh).

Further,  under  PMAY-U,  a  Technology  Sub-Mission  (TSM)  has  been set up to facilitate adoption of modern, innovative, green & disaster resistant technologies and building materials for faster and quality construction of houses, and BMTPC is providing technical support in the functioning of TSM.

(b):  MoHUA  has  selected  four  Indian  Institute  of  Technologies  (IIT Roorkee,  Kharagpur,  Madras  &  Bombay)  and  one  CSIR  Laboratory (CSIR-NEIST,  Jorhat  in  collaboration  with  CSIR-CBRI  Roorkee)  as Incubation  Support  Institutes,  for  providing  incubation  support  to potential indigenous innovative technologies under Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerator - India (ASHA-India). ASHA-India is a component of Global Housing Technology Challenge - India (GHTCIndia). Based on the proposals submitted by the respective Institutions/Laboratory,  the  potential  technologies  are  presently getting incubation supports at these Institutions/Laboratory.

(c): Under TSM, 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.
2. ii.
3. 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  shortlisted  from across the globe.
4. Six  Light  House  Projects  (LHPs)  using  six  distinct  technologies shortlisted under GHTC-India are constructed at six places in the
- iii. country.
- iv. 14 Demonstration Housing Projects (DHPs) using new technologies  are  built  under  PMAY-U  to  showcase  innovative technology  options  to  States/UTs  and  disseminating  technical awareness among professionals.
- v. 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.
8. vi.
9. 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.
- vii. 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.
- viii. 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.
- ix. 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 (Resilient, Affordable and Comfortable Housing through National Action).  150  RACHNA  training  programmes  across  the  country have  been  successfully  conducted  across  India,  covering  over 11,000 stakeholders.
- x. 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.
- xi. A  series  of  offsite  Workshops/Webinars,  Webcasting,  Mentoring on  Technical  know-how/Modules  were  organised  jointly  with State Governments for capacity building and handholding support on innovative construction technologies.

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