The foundation stone of Light House Projects (LHPs) under the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) is set to be laid by Prime Minister Narendra  Modi at six sites across the country today via video conferencing.

Prime Minsiter took to his Twitter handle to make the announcement. 'On the first day of 2021, will be taking part in a programme aimed at transforming India's urban landscape. Will lay the foundation stone of Light House Projects and distribute PMAY (Urban) and ASHA-India awards,' he tweeted.

The PM will also announce winners under Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerators (ASHA)- India and give out annual awards for excellence in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) Mission.

During the event, PM Modi will also release a certificate course on innovative construction technologies named NAVARITIH (New, Affordable, Validated, Research Innovation Technologies for Indian Housing) and a compendium of 54 innovative housing construction technologies identified through GHTC-India.

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