Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)

Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) vertical provides Central Assistance to EWS beneficiaries for owning a pucca house. Under this vertical, affordable houses of 30-45 sqm carpet area will be constructed by Public/Private Agencies and made available for allotment to the eligible beneficiaries of EWS category. Central Assistance will be provided to public sector implementing agencies and to beneficiaries through Redeemable Housing Vouchers (RHVs) in case of private sector projects.

All projects under AHP shall be completed within 24-36 months from the date of receipt of all Statutory approvals. The geo-tagging of AHP projects will be done in five construction stages such as layout, foundation/plinth, superstructure, finishing and completion stage with infrastructure.

The AHP vertical of the Scheme is a supply side intervention and will be implemented through two models:

1. Model 1: Construction of houses by Public Sector agencies and parastatals
2. Model 2: Private sector AHP projects - Ownership of house by purchase from Real Estate Market through Housing Voucher

While making the allotment in AHP projects, families with person with disability and senior citizens may be allotted house preferably on the ground floor or lower floors.

An additional grant in the form of Technology Innovation Grant (TIG) @1,000 per sqm up to 30 sqm carpet area per DU shall be provided to AHP projects using innovative construction technologies