Lump-sum Provision scheme and North-east Lump-sum provision scheme was launched by the ministry of urban development for the benefit of north- east region, including Sikkim, for the financial year 2001-02. 90% of total cost given by the ministry and 10% cost is provided by the state government itself. The central agencies also funded 10% agency ...
Read More »Govt. Launched Real Estate Bill: Key Features of the Bill
The Rajya Sabha has finally passed the landmark Real Estate Bill yesterday keeping in mind the interests of home buyers and home developers equally to combat corruption and lastly inefficiency. Union Minister of Urban development Venkaiah Naidu calls the bill a milestone which will make consumer the king. Real estate ...
Read More »Union Cabinet allocates Rs 5,142 crore to develop 300 smart village clusters
Seeking to bridge the rural-urban divide, government will set up 300 rural clusters by 2019-20 across the country as the Union Cabinet approved Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission with an outlay of Rs 5142.08 crore. The mission aims to spur economic, social and infrastructure development in rural areas. The preferred ...
Read More »Urban Development ministry launches common model card for use in metros and transport systems
News: The ministry of Urban Development has launched a Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) (NCMC) model to enable seamless travel by different metros and other transportation systems across the country besides being used for shopping as well. The government had earlier tied a similar model but had not succeeded. After ...
Read More »India to start Jewish heritage tours for Indian-origin Jews
News: With India renovating Jewish heritage sites in the country, India’s envoy to Israel has appealed to young Jews of Indian origin to utilise the ease of travelling to the land of their forefathers and to contribute in strengthening bilateral ties by connecting to their roots. Earlier this year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ...
Read More »States to be penalised for delay in transferring AMRUT funds
News: States and Union Territories will be penalised for any delay in transfer of funds to urban local bodies (ULBs) under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. States and UTs shall release the central assistance, along with the State/UT share, to the ULBs within seven working days of ...
Read More »Most smart cities to come up in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
News: The government has assigned number of cities each state/union territory can nominate under the 100 Smart Cities project as well as those to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme (AMRUT). UP leads the pack as it has been given the opportunity to nominate ...
Read More »Redevelopment Policy to be announced soon in Gujarat
Current Policy Updates: The Gujarat government is expected to announce a ‘redevelopment policy’ to initiate building of 1 lakh affordable houses in cities like Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara and Surat. The policy primarily aims to build new houses in place of old, again and dilapidated houses built around 15 to 25 ...
Read More »Development of Trunk Infrastructure components
News The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the constructions of trunk infrastructure components and landscaping for Phase-1 of the Shendra Bidkin Industrial Area (SBIA) spreading across 8.39 sq km in Maharashtra and Dholera Special Investment Region in Gujrat covering the activation area of 22.5 sq. km in ...
Read More »Union Cabinet clears 100 smart cities project
A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Smart Cities Mission for development of 100 smart cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) of 500 cities with outlays of Rs 48,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore respectively. The Cabinet also approved central funding under AMRUT to ...
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