(The Gist of PIB) PRE-BID meeting for construction of Light House projects under GHTC-India
[AUGUST-2019]

PRE-BID meeting for construction of Light House projects under GHTC-India

• A pre-bid meeting for construction of Light House Projects under GHTC-India was organized in New Delhi. 

Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC): 

• GHTC was launched by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in January 2019 to fast-track the construction of affordable housing and meet the target of constructing 1.2 crore houses by 2022.
• It comes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U).

Salient Features: 

• Under it, Centre will offer about ₹150 crore as a technology innovation grant to build 6,000 homes — cheaper, faster and better — using alternative technologies and materials.
• The challenge will focus on identifying and mainstreaming proven demonstrable technologies through ASHA (Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerators) — India.
• Light House Projects Challenge: 
• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has published Request for Proposal (RFP) for construction of Light House Projects (LHP) at six selected sites under GHTC-India.
• These LHPs will be constructed at Indore, Rajkot, Chennai, Ranchi, Agartala and Lucknow

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