Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi July 09, 2009, 0:16 IST Only a third of central allocations utilised. Four years after the launch of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, or JNNURM, to upgrade the infrastructure in cities, just above a third of the central funds allocated under the scheme …
Pune The hike in JNNURM funds to Rs 12,887 crore, particularly the increase in allocation for housing and basic services for the urban poor (BSUP), in the Union Budget may not exactly be cheerful news for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) that has been getting barbs from the government over …
Mumbai: To expedite projects that could curb flooding in Mumbai, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee increased the allocation for the Brihanmumbai storm water drain (Brimstowad) project in the current fiscal year from Rs200 crore, earmarked during the interim budget, to Rs500 crore. Budget 2009The project will help the BMC increase the …
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2009-10 was hailed by Congress leaders in Delhi on Monday as a development-oriented and pro-poor budget which would take the country forward. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Budget reflected the commitment of the Union Government to fulfil promises made to the common man …
PAWAN BALI Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday allocated around Rs 4,000 crores for providing housing and basic amenities to the urban poor The money will be spent through the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and Rajiv Awas Yojana. The Rajiv Awas Yojana scheme was recently announced by the …
Vivek Sinha July 6: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has chosen infrastructure development in rural and urban areas to provide economic stimulus to the economy and to usher in inclusive growth. Mr Mukherjee has increased the allocation to JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) and Bharat Nirman, the flagship schemes …
BHUBANESWAR: The 2009-10 general budget presented by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has some significant direct policy interventions for the marginal sections of society that are going to serve the interests of the State in a pronounced way. The increased allocation of 87 per cent for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban …
New Delhi: In a move to improve public transport in rural areas and to help revive sick State Transport Undertakings (STUs) such as in Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh, the road transport and highways ministry has mooted a proposal to provide them 40,000 low floor buses. The proposal …
Focus on growth: Corporation Commissioner R. Jayalakshmi explaining infrastructure projects to Principal Secretary to the State Government Niranjan Mardi on Sunday. Tirupur: Steps will be taken to include Tirupur Corporation too in the Jawarharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to encourage fast track planned development of the city, according …
Budgetary Support Likely To Rise Incrementally & As Share Of GDP Subhash Narayan & Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI HERE are some likely Budget numbers: the exchequer
As against the daily requirement of 243 million litres of drinking water in the city, the existing arrangement supplies 73 million litres. The shortfall is expected to be over once the four water supply projects namely South Guwahati (West), South Guwahati (Middle), South Guwahati (East) and North Guwahati are completed. …
July 1: The Delhi government on Wednesday said it has informed the Centre about its intention to purchase 625 low-floor buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The buses were part of a total fleet of 1,500 sanctioned for Delhi under the JNNURM. Replying to the special …
India has to improve its urban areas to achieve objectives of economic development. However, urban governance and management of the services is far from satisfactory. In this context, the Government has launched a reform-linked urban investment program, JNNURM. The paper has analysed urban trends, projected population, service delivery, institutional arrangements, …
Sustained reduction in urban poverty requires high income growth, an inclusive urban policy focused on a functioning land and housing market, adherence to the JNNURM protocol, and a dedicated mission to make cities slum-free - this is the conclusion of a study undertaken to produce
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat has come up with its own version of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The state government on Tuesday announced the Rs 7,000-crore Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, a flagship project for providing basic infrastructure in cities and towns. The state proposes to spend Rs …
New Delhi, June 30 In an effort to bring 28 more cities under the scheme, the Urban Development Ministry on Monday aggressively pitched for an additional outlay of Rs 50,000 crore for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Outlining his 100-day action plan, the Urban Development Minister, Mr …
This study provides detailed analysis of walking conditions in Indian cities. The analysis indicates that walkability is overlooked and undervalued in transport planning, and that improved walkability is justified for equity and efficiency sake. It provides specific recommendations for improving walking conditions to address a variety of planning objectives. The …
