Indian Green Building Council looks to tie up with West Bengal govt to promote green buildings

“Banglar Bari” is a scheme to provide concrete housing for Bengal’s economically weaker and vulnerable families.

Indian Green Building Council on Friday said it is looking to tie up with the West Bengal government for promoting green buildings under the “Banglar Bari” housing scheme in the state.

“Banglar Bari” is a scheme to provide concrete housing for Bengal’s economically weaker and vulnerable families.

“IGBC is trying to make green buildings abundant in Bengal. We are planning to work with the West Bengal government for development of green homes under Bangla Awaas Yojana. We also intend to talk with the Government for development of IGBC Nest projects,” said M Anand, Deputy Executive Director, Indian Green Building Council, at the Green Bengal Summit 2025 in Kolkata.

Chandrima Bhattacharya, the minister of state for finance, seconded IGBC’s proposal during the event. She said the public-private partnerships (PPP) model for green building projects could be explored to develop climate resilient infrastructure in the state.

“Our Government is trying to promote green buildings jointly with private entities. The Government is providing incentives such as 10 per cent additional floor area ratio (FAR) to green buildings in KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) and NKDA (New Town, Kolkata Development Authority) areas,” Bhattacharya said, adding that the Government needed to work in tandem with private real estate players while framing new policies to promote green buildings in the state.

Notably, announcing the latest disbursement under the “Banglar Bari” housing scheme last month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had posted on X: “We are proud that our State Government, entirely with its own funds, is providing…₹1,20,000 per family in two instalments under the ‘Banglar Bari (Gramin)’ scheme to 12 lakh poor and eligible families.”

According to Banerjee, the first instalment of ₹7,200 crore was disbursed in December last year. “Today, the second instalment of ₹7,200 crore was directly credited to their bank accounts. Thus, I am happy to say our Government has spent a total of ₹14,400 crore from its own funds for the construction of houses under this scheme,” she added.

Published on June 6, 2025