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NHGs have gradually increased in number from 12 to 40. Destitute and mentally ill are taken Slum upgradation through community participation ensured successful planning,
care of through the collective community process. The Kudambashree network supported implementation and sustainability with short term and long term positive impacts.
in building not only a quality living environment but also provided a platform for access to Decentralisation and participatory planning by women network are very effective methods
for adoption in slum improvement programmes which strengthen local self-help capacities
menu of services such Public Distribution System (PDS), health care, widow pension etc. and improve the status of women and disadvantaged groups among the Economically
for a sustained quality of life. Weaker Sections.

DEEnDAyAL AWAS yojAnA AnD nEW AtAL AWAS yojAnA by chhattisgarh

Housing Board

ousing Board of Chhattisgarh (CGHB) was re-constituted in the year 2004 with a clear to provide land at a notional price of Rs.1/- per sq. ft. in lieu of paying shelter fee. The
Hmandate to focus on social housing (LIG and EWS housing). Since private sector registration fee and stamp duty were waived to help CGHB keep the final cost of land low.
builders were focusing only on the top-end economic bracket and neglecting the lower Similarly focusing on the design of the dwelling unit, two rooms were fixed as the minimum
economic end, CGHB initiated to protect the interests of the Low Income Group (LIG) and norm to ensure privacy for couples, instead of just one room and along with that functional
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) segments of the housing market. open space were also provided for the community. The unit design was planned in such a
During that time, in Chhattisgarh nearly 80 percent of the urban population belonged to EWS/ manner, so as to allow for expansion in future if the need of the family grows.
LIG and to safeguard their needs CGHB took certain initiatives, the first one being launching In the later stages, some beneficiaries resented the increase in the cost of the dwelling
of Deendayal Awas Yojana to provide for LIG housing. The objective was to provide a unit which was largely due to time over-run in the project, caused by an acute shortage of
decent two bedroom dwelling unit at an affordable price of around Rs. 2,00,000/-.A building technicians (masons, etc.). The boom in housing and other construction activities
target of 10,000 dwelling units was fixed. The scheme was a run-away success. Under had created a shortage of such manpower. CGHB therefore launched a masons’ training
Deendayal Awas Yojana, more than 20,000 families became owners of affordable dwelling program in which over 2,500 masons were trained by Construction Industry Development
units. CGHB then focused on economically weaker section (EWS) and launched New Atal Council (CIDC), New Delhi. Another matter of concern was the procurement of land. This
Awas Yojana which was also a success.
led to amendments in the CG Municipal Act, 1956 and CG Municipalities Act, 1961 and
The two flagship social housing schemes of CGHB not only created a substantial housing it became mandatory for all private builders to provide 15 per cent of raw land for EWS
stock, they also had a catalytic effect to keep the prices of dwelling units built by private- housing. Likewise, they were required to build additional 10 per cent dwelling units for the
sector builders under check. For implementation of both the schemes, finding low cost low income group. These initiatives of CGHB under social housing were found significant
land was a major challenge. For New Atal Awas Yojana, the government ordered builders enough by Cambridge University and were taken up by a student for their research study.

nEW initiAtiVES in APPLicAtion of conStruction

tEcHnoLogy for Affordable Housing by Karnataka Slum

Development Board

ith the experience gained in the construction of GF units with lightweight concrete, and drilled using conventional tools. SLWC with density of 1600 kg/cum to 1650 kg/cum
WGovt. of Karnataka, in order to expedite the speed of construction for its low income would be used for wall and roof, LWC with density of 1000 kg cum was used for flooring
group houses, directed Karnataka Slum Development Board (KSDB) to take up ASARE of the building. The philosophy behind marking the mix was to use available materials,
Scheme in the flood affected areas of northern part of the state. Totally 1200 Ground Floor in additions to materials that can provide strength as well as quality for making the mix.
Dwelling units and 4866 Dwelling units were taken up by KSDB under the Government of structural configuration composed of pile foundation being predominantly used in clayey
India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNuRM) – Basic Services for the Urban soil, plinth beam with M15 Grade conventional concrete and monolithically cast shear walls
Poor (BSUP) programme. and roofs using PLASTECH form work systems with Structural Light Weight Concrete
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The Structural Light Weight Concrete (SLWC) is a mixture of cement, fine sand, water and (SLWC) of 1600 kg/cum density with 28 days target strength of 15 N/mm . This technology
special foam, which produces strong, light weight concrete containing millions of evenly does not require size stone masonry for foundation and bricks with cement mortar, which
distributed, consistently sized air bubbles, or cells. The density of SLWC is determined consume considerable time for construction. In terms of cost, there is a savings of about
by amount of foam added to the basic cement, sand and water mix. Foam concrete is Rs.1100 per sqm with use of this technology. The temperature inside as measured in the
fire resistant, has high noise and thermal insulation properties and can be sawn, nailed demonstration unit was observed to be less them 30 C.
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