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 …
This paper presents facts on urban inequalities in the context of certain targets and reflects on the processes through which the agenda of these targets can be met in the future. It focuses on the targets that pertain to improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and improving the …
To bring down the approval time for real estate projects in the country, the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation is planning to set up a system of single-window clearances for developers. “The committee on streamlining approval procedures for real estate projects has recommended setting up of a nodal …
The Union Budget for the financial year 2013-14, presented by the Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, today came as big relief for the Delhi government which has to face assembly elections this year as the Central Plan Assistance has been hiked by Rs 243.70 crore which is 27 per cent …
Recent reform programmes for achieving "slum-free" cities, like the Basic Services for the Urban Poor, signal a new integrated approach to slum redevelopment that combines housing, infrastructure and land titling. The new policy paradigm speaks the language of inclusiveness and efficiency, but its outcome has been far from ideal. This …
The next time you apologize for your home looking like a dump, spare a thought for Shobhraj Kumar. Most people who hurry past the garbage dump at Masjid Moth would find it difficult to stand there for a few minutes because of the all-pervading stench. But for Shobhraj and his …
Every winter, the city wakes up to the untold miseries of homeless people. Many of them die on the streets braving the chill. A study on the 92 people who died without a roof over their heads from January 2011 to date, offers a glimpse into their tough lives. The …
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission's seven-year voyage seems to have yielded little, at a great cost. And, says a performance audit of the programme by the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG), the main reason has not been corruption or leakages but ennui and poor …
Thousands of unfinished projects, diversion of funds to the tune of . 115 crore and lack of accountability and monitoring were some findings of a CAG report on the Centre’s flagship urban renewal project, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), implemented by state governments. The CAG report on …
By 2030, according to the projections of the United Nations (UN) Population Division, each of the major regions of the developing world will hold more urban than rural dwellers; by 2050 fully two-thirds of their inhabitants are likely to live in urban areas. By 2050, India is likely to be …
This report titled, “Human Rights in India – Status Report 2012,” provided a general overview of the most critical human rights issues in India. It included: information gathered from the various consultations held across India from August to October 2011; relevant case studies; WGHR’s initial response to the Government of …
Identification of urban poor households is a necessary condition for more effectively targeting the beneficiaries under various poverty alleviation programmes being implemented by the Central and the State Governments. Programmes of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, such as the Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojna (SJSRY) for Livelihoods, …
The study: ‘Bridging the Urban Housing Shortage in India’, a joint effort of NAREDCO and KPMG in India, discusses at length on the rising trend of urbanisation in India and the looming urban housing shortage. It further deliberates on the constraints faced by real estate developers in their bid to …
The CAG's performance audit of JNNURM was tabled in Parliament on Thursday. The report was based on assessments conducted between April to November 2011 through test-check of records of ministries such as urban development, and housing and urban poverty alleviation, as well as various agencies of 25 states and five …
Houses built for the poor allotted to ineligible beneficiaries, diversion of over Rs 100 crore to unapproved ventures, and a huge lapse in completion of projects mark UPA’s flagship programme for urban areas — the JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission). The CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) has found …
The JNNURM was launched in December 2005 with the objective of reforms-driven fast track development of cities across the country, with focus on efficiency in urban infrastructure, service delivery mechanism, community participation and accountability of ULBs/Parastatal agencies towards citizens. The performance audit covered the implementation of the JNNURM scheme for …
Sri Lanka’s Country Vision is to become a global hub between the East and the West and to transition to an upper middle-income country by 2016. Sri Lanka’s Urban Vision is to develop a system of competitive, environmentally sustainable, well-linked cities clustered in five metro regions and to provide every …
Noida: Construction work in residential projects spread over six hectares of land in Sectors 75 and 120 of Noida have come to a standstill following a stay order imposed by the Allahabad high court. The stay order was granted upon a petition filed by more than 50 farmers from the …
Apartments: In a country where a construction boom has created a large number of houses, many have no one to live in them and yet a larger number of people remains without a proper house. A government study has highlighted this contrast and called for measures to bridge the gap. …
