GHTC - India

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has initiated the Global Housing Technology Challenge- India (GHTC-India) which aims to identify and mainstream a basket of innovative construction technologies from across the globe for housing construction sector that are sustainable, eco-friendly and disaster-resilient. They are to be cost effective and speedier while enabling the quality construction of houses, meeting diverse geoclimatic conditions and desired functional needs. Future technologies will also be supported to foster an environment of research and development in the country. GHTC- India aspires to develop an eco-system to deliver on the technological challenges of the housing construction sector in a holistic manner.

The GHTC- India will also converge with other existing centrally sponsored schemes and Missions such as Smart Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Swachh Bharat (U), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY -U), National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM), Ujjwalla, Ujala, Make in India, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), Skill India Mission amongst others.