TNPSC Thervupettagam

National Urban Housing Fund

February 28 , 2018 2320 days 909 0
  • The Union Cabinet has approved creation of Rs. 60,000 crores National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) to finance Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
  • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) which aims to build 1.2 crore affordable houses in urban areas by 2022.
  • NUHF will be placed under aegis of Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC).
  • NUHF will facilitate raising requisite funds in next four years so that flow of Central Assistance under different verticals i.e.,
    • Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP),
    • Beneficiary Linked Construction (BLC),
    • In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and
    • Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)

is sustained and construction of houses to address the gap in Urban Sector progresses smoothly.

  • BMTPC is an autonomous body under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
  • It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and is primary task is the mainstreaming of new construction technologies.

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