Indian Urban Housing Conclave (IUHC) 2022, the 3-day Expo-cum-Conference at Rajkot, Gujarat, ended on October 22.
Key facts
- The conclave was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 19th October 2022 at a mega event, wherein he also inaugurated Light House Project (LHP) Rajkot under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) and handed over the house keys to the beneficiaries.
- Rajkot is among the six cities where LHPs, built with modern technology, have been initiated. The one in Chennai was also inaugurated by the Prime Minister in May 2022.
- IUHC 2022 comprised of two major components: The first was an exhibition on Swachh Bharat Mission, Urban Transport, Smart Cities Mission, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) and PM SVANIDHI Missions from MoHUA.
- The Second component included deliberations among national & international domain experts on various issues of affordable housing, paving way for the future housing policies in the country.
PMAY-U Awards 2021
- Winners of PMAY-U Awards 2021 were also declared at the event and the winners were felicitated by the Prime Minister.
- Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu held the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively as Best Performing States under the scheme.
- Gujarat was awarded as the Best State for implementation of the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS).
- Tripura won the award for Best Performing State under PMAY-U in north-eastern and hilly States category.
About Light House Projects (LHPs)
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India had conceptualized a Global Housing Technology Challenge – India (GHTC- India) which aims to identify and mainstream a basket of innovative technologies from across the globe that are sustainable and disasterresilient.
- As part of the GHTCI ndia initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of six Light House Projects (LHPs) in six States via video conference on 1 January 2021.
- Light House Projects or LHPs are model housing projects with houses built with shortlisted alternate technology suitable to the geo-climatic and hazard conditions of the region.
- These projects will demonstrate and deliver ready to live houses with speed, economy and with better quality of construction in a sustainable manner.
- LHP shall mean a model housing project with approximate 1,000 houses built with shortlisted alternate technology suitable to the geo-climatic and hazard conditions of the region.
- The period of construction is a maximum of 12 months from the date of handing over of sites to the construction agency after all statutory approvals.
- The minimum size of houses constructed under LHP shall be in accordance with the prevailing guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
- Six Technology providers have been selected through rigorous online bidding process for construction of Light House Projects (LHPs) at six different locations in six states.
- The LHPs are being constructed at Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Rajkot (Gujarat), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Agartala (Tripura) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).
