By Accommodation Times Bureau CHANDIGARH Haryana Cabinet on September 25 accorded approval to amended the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Rules, 1976 to enable maintenance of town-wise EDC Account. The amendment in the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Rules, 1976 has been made for making an enabling provision regarding
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AP to construct over 5 lakh affordable houses in urban areas in next 15 months
By Accommodation Times Bureau The Andhra Pradesh Government assured the centre that over five lakh affordable houses will be built in urban areas of the State under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in the next fifteen months. Progress of PMAY(Urban) in the State was discussed in detail when the Andhra Pradesh Minister
By 2050, 35% population in Rajasthan to live in urban areas
By Accommodation Times Bureau Thirty-five percent of the total population in Rajasthan will live in urban areas by 2050. The population projection made by the National Commission for Population states that demography of desert state is fast tilting towards urban areas. However, the pace of urbanization is much lower than other states with
3,784 urban areas to be converted into statutory Urban Local Bodies
By Accommodation Times News Services Ministry of Urban Development has asked 28 States to take immediate and necessary action to convert 3,784 Census Towns into statutory Urban Local Bodies to promote planned urban development. Shri Rajiv Gauba, Secretary (Urban Development) in a letter to the Chief Secretaries of these States has highlighted
Govt took significant steps for easing construction business in urban areas
By Accommodation Times News Services Government is implementing measures towards improving ease of doing construction business in urban areas in order to develop urban areas, in this regards Minister of Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M.Venkaiah Naidu conducted a high level meeting to review the progress towards enhancing
CM of Jharkhand proposed inclusion of Jamshedpur and Mango urban areas under AMRUT
Accommodation Times News Services Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das met Union Minister of Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M.Venkaiah Naidu and discussed issues pertaining to urban development in the state under new urban missions launched by the Government of India. The Chief Minister proposed inclusion of Jamshedpur
Streamlining of housing construction approvals in urban areas to be firmed up in a high level meeting
By Accommodation Times News Services Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today said that final meeting of concerned ministers and secretaries on streamlining of approvals for construction projects in urban areas will be held tomorrow and it will also be attended by the Cabinet Secretary. Addressing a
Gujarat, MP, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, AP, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana top performers for Swacch Bharat in urban areas
By Accommodation Times News Services Venkaiah Naidu informed that physical performance in respect of Mission targets in urban areas over the last one year has been encouraging. He said that based on reports received till August this year, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana have performed
Naidu suggests a 30-day approval target for construction projects in urban areas
By Accommodation Times News Services Concerned Ministries agree to streamline approvals for construction projects in urban areas Seeking to promote construction activity in urban areas, the Government today decided to substantially reduce the number of approvals and No Objections required for taking up construction projects in urban areas through rationalisation. Ministers and
Govt implements decentralised Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas
By Accommodation Times News Services Government has set an investment target of Rs 42,512 crore from the private sector in the overall Rs 62,000-crore project, for all the states, Union territories and the urban local bodies for proposing and approving projects under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah