Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat had promised in its 2012 election manifesto that it will build 50 lakh low-cost houses at a cost of Rs.33,000 crore during the next five years, but the very first Budget of the newly-elected Narendra Modi Government has found just about Rs.4,000 crore …
It will be sent to the Union Cabinet for approval soon Property developers will no longer be able to lure buyers with advertisements making tall claims and with blown-up pictures of fancy living spaces. In fact they will no longer be able to publicise their projects unless they have all …
Itanagar: The Sulung (Puroik) community residing in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh at last got a reason to smile with Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh announcing to provide them roofs and hearths for survival. “The 400 odd Sulung families, which earlier worked as bonded labourers for the Nyishis …
Over 3.5 lakh families below the poverty line (BPL) and, or, from the economically weaker sections (EWS) in Haryana are likely to avail the state government’s assistance for construction of houses under its new housing policy — Priyadarshini Awaas Yojna, stated a top state official. On the line of ‘ …
Govt asks bankers to pitch in with Rs 1,000 crore for scheme With an eye on wooing voters for the 2014 Assembly elections, Haryana is all set to launch a housing scheme for the poor in its upcoming Budget. The scheme, which will mean an additional outlay of Rs 2,650 …
New State-Level Housing Regulatory Authority Soon Gandhinagar: TheGujarat government is expected to announce an affordable housing policy during the forthcoming budget session of the assembly. Officials of the state’s urban development department, revenue department and finance department are burning the midnight oil to give final shape to the ambitious plan, …
AHMEDABAD: When the state urban housing and urban development department offered the much-awaited concessions in FSI rates for affordable houses along SP Ring Road on Monday it clearly spelt out that it requires funds for basic infrastructure for the high-density residential zone planned. The requisite funds would be raised by …
CM promises quality power supply to rural, urban areas The Karnataka government will soon come out with a new housing policy to ensure that people from lower and middle income groups will have houses of their own, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar informed the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to the …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat government has cleared a pilot project worth Rs 252.67 crore to make Ahmedabad slum-free. The clearance came at a meeting of the high-level state steering committee of the urban development mission, chaired by urban development minister Anandiben Patel. The project is to be executed under the centrally-sponsored Rajiv …
AHMEDABAD: It's not Ahmedabad alone that is aiming at the tall order, but major cities in the state have been given the go ahead with higher FSI limits by the state urban development department (UDD) in recent months. Driven by the need for affordable houses, transit-oriented development, encouraging redevelopment of …
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has envisioned a Rs5,000-crore project to redevelop its housing colonies on its own, instead of letting private developers walk away with profits. It will utilize portions of the sprawling housing societies to build 10,000 affordable homes after rehabilitating its tenants. But …
The Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) is all set to reach up to the sky with a 26-floor residential complex planned in the Mansarovar area. The highrise will be the tallest to be built by any civic body in the history of Rajasthan. According to senior officials, planning for the building …
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) is all set to expedite land acquisition process to launch another big housing scheme for the residents of the city. According to officials, directions have been issued to acquire 990 bighas of land near Bassi, Agra road to launch a housing scheme in a …
Mumbai: The city’s skyline may have more skyscrapers in future if the state authorities consider the central government’s recommendation to review the FSI policy for Mumbai to meet the affordable housing demand. The recommendation came on Monday. Union housing minister Ajay Maken said megacities like Mumbai needed to review the …
Taller Buildings To Be Encouraged Over Wide Area Ahmedabad: Raising the floor space index (FSI) by up to 30% across Ahmedabad to create more affordable housing units will be the thrust of the new development plan (DP) likely to be announced on Friday. The plan, which covers 1,772 sq km …
The Worldwide Cost of Living is a bi-annual (twice yearly) Economist Intelligence Unit survey that compares more than 400 individual prices across 160 products and services. These include food, drink, clothing, household supplies and personal care items, home rents, transport, utility bills, private schools, domestic help and recreational costs. The …
Urbanization beyond Municipal Boundaries informs policy priorities to manage India’s urbanization. Incisive analysis of the patterns of India’s urbanization derived from geo-referencing and linking various rounds of the population and economic census highlights rapid suburbanization of people and firms around the country’s largest metropolitan areas. Such spatially detailed analysis of …
With only few states utilising the money released to them under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the Central government will now release money based on their performance. Earlier, the population of a city was a major criteria to receive the fund aimed at improving infrastructure, transport, drainage …
Pune: Only 35 out of the approximate 10,000 buildings constructed in the city in the last five years have received the status of an ecofriendly structure. The civic body adopted the ecohousing policy in 2008 to promote environmental, economic, health and safety benefits that come with such buildings. The policy …
The Union Ministry for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) has identified sites for in situ rehabilitation of slums in the city. To be taken up on a pilot basis, the project will be initiated in slum clusters that have come up on Railway land and perilously close to the …
