Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to give a fillip to construction of affordable houses using 3D construction technology in 25 major cities to begin with.
The Prime Minister's direction came when he was informed that about 1.25 lakh houses under PMAY (Urban) are being built using pre-fabricated technologies.
Sources said that the Prime Minister has suggested organising a workshop with global companies associated with 3D construction technology, Indian companies and other stakeholders to promote this new technology that enables quick construction of houses based on pre-programming.
Prime Minister's direction came during his review of progress of implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). "In the real estate sector, use of 3D technology can led to cost-effective projects while ensure efficient utilisation of labour, which is an expensive commodity in the country for the sector," sources said.
The Prime Minister also noted that the experience of 'Competition challenge' adopted under Smart City Mission proved useful and other departments also need to consider adopting this challenge route.
The PM was informed that during the last two years satisfaction level in respect of CPWD services has considerably improved further to introduction of new maintenance protocol, CPWD Sewa and Mobile App.