Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Policy Announced Over A Year Ago; Will Help DDA Get Land For Housing Taking the city a step closer to another housing boom, the Union urban development ministry notified operational guidelines for implementing the land pooling policy on Tuesday.The policy itself was notified one-and-a-half years ago and its implementation will …
Out of its six housing projects for rehabilitating the urban poor of the city under the Centre's JNNURM scheme, the Dehradun Municipal Corporation could start construction only in two, while three were cancelled as land could not be acquired. The fate of the last hangs in the balance. What's more, …
In what appears to be first such move by a state, Maharashtra, which has seen the most aggressive land acquisitions for Special Economic Zones (SEZ), is planning to introduce a SEZ Prevention of Land Speculation Bill to crack down on developers hoarding acquired land. The state government has proposed that …
If you are one of those whose pockets do not agree with the inflated price tags of a dream house, then this should be music to your ears. In the last one-and-half years the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has allowed 31,599 affordable housing units, to be constructed by private players. …
In a bounty for the real estate industry, the state government is soon expected to double the 0.33 floor-space index (FSI) that is granted to all building projects in the suburbs on payment of a premium. This will effectively increase the base FSI in Mumbai’s suburbs to 1.66. The state …
PUNE: The city's real estate community wants finance minister Arun Jaitley to present a budget that will create a strong foundation for achieving the "home-for-all" goal of the Narendra Modi government. The realtors want the 2015-16 Union Budget to trigger a movement for creation of affordable housing by devising a …
While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on accessibility to affordable housing for Lower Income Group (LIG), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and other needy citizens, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked all the government agencies to file their response in the matter. The petitioner, Consumer Online Foundation, which is …
Under the scheme that was seen as a New Year gift for the people, housing units would be constructed in the Naya Raipur---the upcoming new capital city of Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh launched Chief Minister Naya Raipur Housing Scheme Monday to provide roof to some 40,000 families belonging to economically weaker section …
Faced with stiff opposition from developers, the state government has amended the city's affordable housing policy that stipulated that a portion of the plots be kept to build low-cost homes free of cost. The amendments proposed by the urban development department said builders no longer have to carve out 20% …
The Chhattisgarh Housing Board (CGHB) has gone all out for its successfully implemented social housing strategy with 90 per cent of its housing units now being made for the economically weaker sections, a top official of the Board revealed. “We have also significantly brought down the price of our MIG …
The township is in Lucknow Realty major Ansal API has signed up technology majors IBM and Cisco for transforming its Sushant Golf City residential township into a smart city. "The smart city project has already started and it would be the first smart city in India, when completed," Ansal API …
The State government is contemplating bringing in a comprehensive legislation to give effect to its Affordable Housing Policy, 2013, which envisages that private developers earmark 40 per cent land of their projects for the economically weaker section and lower income groups. The government was forced to consider the legislation route …
A proposal to construct houses of 500 sq ft to rehabilitate each slum family has been submitted to the general body . A proposal about the redevelopment of slums was discussed during the standing committee meeting in the first week of August.Corporators Shankar Kemse, Ravindra Dhangekar and Prithviraj Sutar gave …
In the wake of boost from the Budget & RBI move on affordable housing, Tata Housing & Mahindra Lifespace, among others, plan new launches Helped by the government’s budget moves and the Reserve Bank’s (RBI’s) recent notification on affordable housing, the big names in the segment are gearing for new …
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that the state government would construct one lakh houses for economically weaker sections in the next three years. He asked the Centre to form state-specific schemes and create special funds to facilitate such efforts of state governments. Participating in the “Housing …
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority has failed to ensure affordable housing for economically weaker sections of the society in projects of private builders, according to the annual audit and inspection report for the financial year 2013-14. As per the report, builders developing a project of 40 hectares or more …
To kick-start the ambitious project of “Housing for all by 2022”, the government will be holding a meeting of housing and urban development secretaries and ministries to take stock of the schemes in this area. The two-day meet from July 2 is to be presided by Union urban development and …
HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner Somesh Kumar has directed housing department officials to prepare detailed project reports (DPRs) on two-bedroom houses for weaker sections in upcoming projects. The commissioner held a review meeting with officials of the engineering wing on upcoming housing projects in Greater Hyderabad on Thursday. …
Developers have demanded lower borrowing cost for the housing sector as well as reduced taxes to promote affordable housing The Budget is expected to have incentives to the real estate sector as well as a vision for affordable housing. Monday’s Presidential address to the joint session of Parliament focused on …
SURAT: There is uncertainty over return on investment in 11,000 Low Income Group (LIG) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) houses being built by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in the city. The SMC has only received 9,200 applications from prospective buyers for the houses until the last date for the submission …
