Dr Jitendra Singh also complimented CBRI for developing Foldable Salt Shelters, which is weather and fire resistant and said that it has huge social implications

New Delhi, Nov 24, 2023, PIB

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, PublicGrievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, New HousingTechnologies will shape the majestic mansion of India at 2047, when India will celebrate 100 years of its Independence.Addressing the CSIR-CBRI Technology Transfer Mela in New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) has developed world class and state-of-the-art building construction technologies, which are not only robust and climate and drought resilient, but also in tune with global environmental norms.Dr Jitendra Singh said, the One-Week One Lab programme visualised and inaugurated by him last year to showcase the unique technologies of the each of 37 CSIR Labs across the country has resulted in positive outcomes as CSIR-CBRI showcased 75 building and construction technologies in one slot and transferred them to Industries. In coming days 108 such technologies will be made available to Industries for Safe, Sustainable and Affordable building construction Dr Jitendra Singh lauded the CBRI for becoming the mainstay in terms of technology provider to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most ambitious and the most prioritised scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The Minister reminded the august gathering that Shri Modi after becoming Prime Minister has promised that no Indian will live in Kuccha house and all the deserving beneficiaries will have a pucca roof with toilets and lighting facilities. He said that as a public representative it is gratifying to see the smile on the faces of poor beneficiaries residing in PMAY houses. Dr Jitendra Singh also complimented CBRI for developing Foldable Salt Shelters, which is weather and fire resistant and said that it has huge social implications. He said, almost all the reforms and innovations and initiatives of Prime Minister Modi has societal underpinnings and aimed at “Ease of Living” for common man.