Rural Housing

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding plywood factories operating in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, 27/05/2025

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 …

Chandigarh villages neglected: Dhawan

CHANDIGARH: The Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat from Chandigarh, Harmohan Dhawan, on Wednesday accused the Congress candidate, Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal, of

Rural housing fund corpus doubled to Rs 2,000 crore

T E Narasimhan / Chennai April 07, 2009, 0:49 IST The corpus of Rural Housing Fund (RHF), a scheme set up by the National Housing Bank (NHB) to provide refinance for rural housing, has been doubled to Rs 2,000 crore. NHB Chairman and Managing Director S Sridhar told Business Standard …

Rs54 billion disbursed for rural housing in quake-hit areas

The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) has disbursed an amount of Rs54.59 billion for the construction of houses in the rural areas of earthquake devastated NWFP and AJK. The amount has been paid in instalments to the affected people through bank accounts, ensuring transparency in disbursement and avoiding duplication, …

DRDA meeting reviews rural works

Rajouri, March 29 The governing body meeting of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Poonch, presided over by District Development Commissioner, Poonch, Muhammad Afzal, reviewed various ongoing rural works under various centrally sponsored schemes in the district. Reviewing the pace of development activities under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme, …

Glumdog Millions

Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill: Changes arrest, custody and remand procedure. National Tax Tribunal Bill: Sets up tribunal for taxation issues. Disaster Management Bill: To set up authority to deal with disasters. Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill: Permits plea bargaining. Brings safeguards for witnesses. Maintenance of Parents Bill: Makes it …

Action taken by the Govt on the recommendations contained in the 22nd report of the standing committee on rural development....

The Report of the Committee on Rural Development (2008-2009) deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their Twenty

Housing left to stand on its own

HOUSING: Small hike in outlay for flagship housing scheme; nothing for urban housing. In spite of all the talk of helping the aam aadmi, the outlay under the Indira Aawas Yojana (IAY) for the rural poor in 2009-10 is more or less the same as in 2008-09 (revised estimate). While …

Each village should plan housing requirements: GBA

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 13 Various village groups from Salcete taluka under the banner of Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) on Tuesday reached a consensus and understanding that each village should plan housing requirements taking into account the demography of the village and the projected growth of population. At a meeting …

Focus on tribal development

The Darjeeling district administration has asked the departments to expedite development work in the tribal dominated areas of the Siliguri subdivision.

NCAER report suggests group housing in villages

The Indian village as we understand it today, will be unrecognisable if the government acts on the recommendations of a report on rural housing by the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The report says every village needs a master plan for housing development, planned group housing, may be …

12,500 new houses for rural community

The National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) plans to construct 12,500 housing units at a cost of Rs. 500 million under the "Jana Sevana" District housing project for the rural community NHDA Chairman Mohammed Rafeek said. He said that the Treasury has promised to allocate Rs. 200 million while Rs. 300 …

12,500 new houses for rural community

The National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) plans to construct 12,500 housing units at a cost of Rs. 500 million under the "Jana Sevana" District housing project for the rural community NHDA Chairman Mohammed Rafeek said. He said that the Treasury has promised to allocate Rs. 200 million while Rs. 300 …

Moves to develop backward villages in Matara

Arrangements have been made to develop 42 backward villages in Athuraliya, Hakmana and Mulatiyana Divisional Secretariat areas in the Matara district under the Gemi Diriya development project. Funds amounting to Rs. 90 million has been set aside under the project improve infrastructure facilities and to upgrade the livelihood activities and …

Betalbatim locals too join in fight against mega projects

Betalbatim locals too join in fight against mega projects HERALD REPORTER Call for legislation restricting FAR MARGAO, JULY 20

Collectors told to reach out to villages

Be ready with reports on progress of programmes: YSR HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has asked the district Collectors to be ready with reports on the progress in the implementation of programmes, including Indiramma housing scheme, pensions and Arogyasri, at their conference on July 2. Interacting with the Collectors …

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