Bhopal civic body’s affordable housing units could be disposed off under PMAY
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BHOPAL: Unable to find beneficiary takers for its affordable housing projects, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is calling for proposals to ‘dispose’ a large number of built housing units under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban.
The city aimed to provide 1.06 lakh housing units by end of 2022.
“Sale of other constructions like LIG and MIG units covers for low-income housing units provided to beneficiaries under PMAY scheme. In three such schemes, their demand has not matched expectations. BMC will appoint RERA-approved marketing agency or personnel for sale of unsold units,” said BMC additional commissioner, Chandra Pratap Gohal.
Besides LIG and other housing options, civic body is also calling for proposals to purchase non-slum EWS (1 BHK) units at 12 Number Stop area in Bhopal. Other two constructions under this that have not met demands are at Bajpayi Nagar and Ganga Nagar. Agency for Disposal of Housing Units, under HFA, will get 1% as commission, he added.
Around 2016, five sites were identified under vertical of AHP — Kokta, Shyam Nagar Part III, 12 Number Stop Slum cluster, Bajpayi Nagar and Ganga Nagar.
According to experts, the issue of many of the units being not wanted, is more socio-economic. “The experience at Kokta HFA is an example. BMC backed off from maintenance. Some paid and most did not pay for maintenance. Had the dwelling been more segregated at the DPR stage, BMC would not have run into trouble to sell flats at some of the locations close to prime real estate,” said an urban consultant.
Around 5856 EWS, 2088 MIG and 1152 LIG were planned at an estimated cost of Rs 836 crore. Since inception of the scheme, the focus was that discounted rate of construction of houses for EWS will be recovered from affordable housing units of LIG and MIG flats.
Beneficiary contribution in the current financial was pegged at Rs 162 crore, with another Rs 111 crore to be received as state and Union government contribution. However, net implementation fund is stuck at around Rs 98 crore. In the last fiscal, income from freehold land of Housing for All Scheme units was pegged at Rs 10 crore. The actual was zero. To implement the scheme and break even, BMC needs to raise Rs 300 crore, according to budget estimates.