Consequent to the promise made to the
Indian Armed Forces by the
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...
, the Married Accommodation Project, or MAP, was begun to construct married accommodation for the three services, with a view to remove over a period of time the complete deficiency of married accommodation for service personnel of the Indian Armed Forces.
A separate Directorate General Married Accommodation Project(DG MAP) was raised on 31 May 2002 by the Government of India under the aegis of
Engineer-in-Chief for this purpose, subsequent to the Prime Minister of India's announcement on 15 Aug 2001.
With a mandate to construct 200,000 dwelling units, it is one of the largest construction endeavors in the world.
See also
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Indian Army Corps of Engineers
External links
DG MAP official site
2002 establishments in India
Military of India
Executive branch of the government of India
Housing in India
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