The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), in collaboration with the Nashik Zilla Parishad and Quality Council of India (QCI), launched the Sampanna Ghar Abhiyan, a unique rural housing initiative designed to help over 1.5 lakh families build their own homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin.
This community-driven effort combines 18 professional associations and grassroots institutions with a shared vision: to blend housing access with skill empowerment. Families will receive support in building homes and be trained to construct them with their own hands, creating a powerful link between livelihood and self-reliance.
NSDC will play a central role by standardising training modules and supporting the mobilisation of certified trainers across villages. Ramkrishna Arogya Sansthan will lead on-ground skill delivery, ensuring beneficiaries are equipped with practical construction skills that are safe, efficient, and cost-effective. For NSDC, this collaboration reflects its larger mission, to empower individuals with skills that enhance livelihoods and transform communities.
Ashima Mittal, CEO of Nashik Zilla Parishad, leads the project. Kunal Patil (President, CREDAI Nashik Metro) and Sachin Gulve (Vice President, Nashik Citizen Forum) coordinate with technical and community bodies, while local architects design functional homes suited for rural needs.
A wide network of associations, including construction, solar energy, plumbing, sanitation, and building materials experts, has joined hands to support the campaign. This includes initiatives to provide building materials at factory prices, promote solar-powered solutions with support from the Maharashtra Solar Manufacturers Association, and design low-cost sanitation systems in partnership with the Indian Plumbing Association.
Local education institutions such as Maratha Education Trust, Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj, and K.K. Wagh will also be involved. Students and faculty will offer implementation support alongside rural housing engineers and Block Development Officers from Nashik Zilla Parishad. Together, they will help guide the families through construction while assisting with availing benefits under government schemes.
A detailed project roadmap is being finalised this week, and implementation will begin within the next fortnight. With its integrated, community-led, and skill-based model, the Sampanna Ghar Abhiyan has the potential to become a national blueprint for rural housing interventions.
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