Lok Sabha Question No. 1326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Affordable and Durable Houses under IAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1326

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## AFFORDABLE AND DURABLE HOUSES UNDER IAY

## 1326. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of policy formulated by the Government to promote the technology regar the construction of durable house at affordable rates in the country;
- (b) whether National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) has development  technology  for  building  affordable  and  durable  houses  as  per  regio requirement, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any policy to provide durable houses affordable rate s by utilizing the technology developed by NIRD & PR if so, the detai thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) : As  per  IAY  Guidelines,  the  States should  proactively identify  appropriate building technologies  focusing  on  use  of  local  materials. Natur factors  such  as  building  orientation, wind  direction,  vegetation,  drainage  and  contours  of  the  land  alongwith  awareness  of  l available materials should be factored in to house design.

Good construction practices in such housing would include:

1. Half brick Wall
2. Rat- trap Bond
3. Jali Wall
4. Filler Slabs
5. Arches
6. Frameless D oors And Windows
7. Rubble Masonry
8. Bamboo Construction
9. Mud Construction
10. Building - in Furniture

(b): National  Institute  of Rural  Development  and  Panchayati  Raj  (NIRD&PR)  has not developed  any  technology for  affordable  and  durable  houses  as  per  regional requirements . However,  they  have  constructed  demonstration  houses  through  institutions  which  ha develo ped  eco - friendly  and  cost  effective  building  technology.  The  detail  of  model  hou constructed is given as under:

|   Sl. No . | Name Of Structure/House                                                             | Constructed by/Technology                                                                         |
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          1 | Stabilised Mud Block House Traditional House in Hot and Arid Gujarat                | M/s. Hunnarshala Foundation Gujarat                                                               |
|          2 | Wattle and Daub House Sikkim Typology                                               | M/s. Hunnarshala Foundation Gujarat                                                               |
|          3 | Stone Masonry House Himalayan Typology (Uttranchal, Himachal Pradesh)               | M/s. Hunnarshala Foundation Gujarat                                                               |
|          4 | Stone Patti House Traditional House in Hot and Arid Rajasthan                       | M/s. Hunnarshala Foundation Gujarat                                                               |
|          5 | Traditional Mud House Karnataka Housing Typology (COB Technique)                    | M/s. Habitat Technology Group Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                          |
|          6 | Ferro - Cement Channel Construction IAY Model House                                 | M/s.Habitat Technology Group Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                           |
|          7 | Brick Dome Structure Panchayati House Laurie Baker's Technology                     | M/s. Habitat Technology Group Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                          |
|          8 | Jack Arch Unit Rural shops Laurie Baker's Technology                                | M/s. Habitat Technology Group Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                          |
|          9 | Brick Panel House (CBRI Roorkee Technology) Laurie Baker's Construction Style       | M/s. Habitat Technology Group Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                          |
|         10 | Rat Trap Bond Brick Work House - Laurie Baker's Technology                          | M/s. Habitat Technology Group Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                          |
|         11 | Filler Slab Dwelling House Laurie Baker's Technology                                | Centre of Science for Villages, Wardha, Maharashtra                                               |
|         12 | Bamboo House Traditional House in North -Eastern Regions                            | Centre of Science for Villages, Wardha, Maharashtra                                               |
|         13 | Mud Block Structure with Sun Dried Mud Blocks, Top with Guna Conical Tyles          | Centre of Science for Villages, Wardha, Maharashtra                                               |
|         14 | Laterite Stone Construction (Goa, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Deccan Peninsula) | M/s. TS Habtech, Telangana State Housing Corporation Limited, Urdugalli, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad. |

(c): At present no such proposal is under consideration in the Ministry.

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