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 …
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 …
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: 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 …
Hit by slackening demand amid economic slowdown and high interest rates, the real estate sector has asked for infrastructure status for the housing sector in the Budget for 2013-14, which would help it avail of tax benefits and easier flow of credit. The housing ministry has said at least low-cost …
Shot in arm: Total FSI for saleable residential projects increased up to 1.7 Over six years after it introduced the Special Township Project (STP) scheme to promote self-sustainable micro-economic hubs in and around urban centres in Maharashtra, the state government on Sunday finalised several modifications to the existing policy. While …
Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), on Wednesday, announced the launch of its public issue of tax-free bonds that aims to mop up around Rs.5,000 crore for lending to low-cost housing and urban infrastructure projects. For retail investors, the bond issue carries a coupon rate of 8.01 per cent per …
New Delhi The special extra-commercial borrowings (ECB) window for low-cost housing projects will be subject to a cap of $1 billion to start with. The detailed norms for ECB access to this segment, which is facing a funds crunch, are likely to be announced soon, say government sources. In August, …
SHILLONG: Meghalaya is looking into the possibility of having low-cost designed houses meant for the poor people of the State. Informing this here today, Housing Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh said, “Under this scheme, we are offering Rs 1 lakh low cost housing scheme which is at its final stage.” She said …
Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development to provide houses to the poor in the rural areas. The objective of the Indira Awaas Yojana is primarily to help in construction/upgradation of dwelling units of rural BPL householders belonging to members of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled …
The Delhi government on Wednesday approved a project to construct 7,400 low-cost flats for slum-dwellers and those from the economically weaker sections. The Rs 356.79 crore project was approved at a meeting of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The flats will be …
For the UPA Government which kept accusing Mayawati’s BSP of ignoring its flagship programmes in Uttar Pradesh, the latest Economic Survey has some food for thought. It shows that the percentage of households provided employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was the highest in Uttar Pradesh …
The government will not hesitate in amending rules to achieve the goal of housing for the poor and other vulnerable sections of society, including jhuggi dwellers, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at a function here. She also released a report card stating the achievements of her government of 13 years. …
The State Cabinet on Wednesday decided to make available Government security worth Rs387.40 crore under Integrated Housing and Slums Development Programme and Basic Services for Urban Poor. With this, decks have been cleared for the construction of 60,000 houses for the urban poor. Under Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme …
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move, the Odisha government has decided to release the entire burden of mineral royalty on minor minerals from the poor. Odisha is the first state to effect such a change. The steel and mines department issued an order to this effect on Thursday. Bringing an amendment …
Organic silk drapes for the classes, affordable and eco-friendly bamboo homes for the masses. Jharcraft and IIT-Delhi team up to design low-cost bamboo homes for the underprivileged, an initiative that will begin within a week. IIT-Delhi associate professor (chemical engineering) Dr Sanat Mohanty had an elaborate discussion on this with …
Continuing to shower sops in this election year, the state government unveiled a new housing policy for the weaker section of society under which people of low income group would get residential units at a price ranging from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 4.25 lakh. A decision in this regard …
