Lok Sabha Question No. 1811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Housing Plan for Government Employees
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SAUGATA ROY, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, SUDHEER GUPTA, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK   SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1811

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2016

## HOUSING PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

No. 1811

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

PROF SAUGATA ROY:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI SUDEER GUPTA:

SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI ASWINI KUMAR:

## Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conceive  a  mega  housing
- project/plan  in  the  capital  territory  for  benefit  of  the  Central Government employees;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  flats  planned  to  be constructed under this project:
- (c) whether  some  commercial  space  is  also  likely  to  be  developed
- under the said plan and if so, the details' thereof along with potential revenue accruals to the Government from such commercial space;
- (d) the estimated cost of the project along with the time by which the
- project it is likely to be completed; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to build flats for the Central Government Employees in other parts of the country?

Cont…2…

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) :  Yes,  Madam.    The  Government  has  approved  redevelopment  of seven  existing  General  Pool  Residential  Accommodation  (GPRA) colonies  in  Sarojini  Nagar,  Netaji  Nagar,  Nauroji  Nagar,  Kasturba Nagar,  Thyagaraj  Nagar,  Sriniwaspuri  and  Mohammedpur  in  New Delhi to augment the existing housing stock by utilization of land resource as per Master Plan of Delhi (MPD), 2021.
- (b) : The project would replace the existing housing stock of 12,970 old and dilapidated  dwelling  units  of  Type  I  to  IV  with  Build  Up  Area (BUA) of approx. 7.49 lakh square meters (sqm) by approx. 25,667 dwelling units of Type II to VI with BUA of approx. 29.18 lakh sqm. with  supporting  social  infrastructure  facilities  by  using  modern construction technology viz. steel frames, mivan shuttering and prefabrication  with  green  building  norms  and  in-house  solid  /  liquid waste management facilities.
- (c) :  The  project  would  develop  8.07  lakh  sqm.  Commercial  BUA  in Nauroji Nagar and parts of Sarojini Nagar.  Sale of this commercial BUA may generate approx. Rs. 32, 276 crore, which shall be utilized to implement the project.
- (d) : The total estimated cost of the project is Rs. 32,835 crore which includes maintenance and operation costs for 30 years.  The project will be completed in five years.
- (e) : The Government has approved construction of new GPRA/redevelopment of the existing GPRA for the Central Government  Employees  in  the  States  of  Uttarkhand,  Chattisgarh, Himachal  Pradesh,  Maharasthra,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Uttar  Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Chandigarh and Goa.

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