By Accommodation Times Bureau NEW DELHI As per the official document, the centre identified 115 backward districts for development and targets to sanction over 12 lakh houses within 18 months under a housing scheme. At present, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) 6.32 lakh houses have been sanctioned for these districts. According to Housing
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PM Modi to interact with leading economists today
NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with leading economists and the experts across sectors from all over the country at NITI Aayog tomorrow. The select groups of economists and sector experts have been invited by NITI Aayog for the deliberations with the Prime Minister on 'Economic Policy: The Road
GDP growth will robust in 2018-19: NITI Aayog
PM to address Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts
NEW DELHI The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will address the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts tomorrow. This event is being organized by NITI Aayog at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The Prime Minister will interact with officials in-charge of the transformation of over 100 districts. This event is
Mobilization of funds for Infra Development
By Accommodation Times Bureau NEW DELHI Government is very much conscious that development of infrastructure is crucial to boosting growth and expanding services in the country. The Government recently announced a major infrastructure push with the launch of Bharatmala programme. The Government has taken a number of steps to mobilize funds from various
PM Modi reviews performance of PMGSY, housing, coal, power sector
By Accommodation Times Bureau The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on Thursday, reviewed the progress of key infrastructure sectors including PMGSY, housing, coal and power. The review meeting, which lasted for about two and a half hours, was attended by top officials from PMO, NITI Aayog and infrastructure Ministries of the
Land Pooling Scheme: Farmers offer 33,000 acre land for Amravati
By Accommodation Times Bureau As part of the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) farmer's in Andhra Pradesh have voluntarily given up 32,637.58 (89%) hectares of land approximately for building the new capital Amravati. The LPS scheme evolved by the state which comprises assembling small land pockets into a large tract of land
Land Leasing: A Big Win-Win Reform for the States
Accommodation Times Research By Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog Land leasing laws relating to rural agricultural land in Indian states were overwhelmingly enacted during decades immediately following the independence. At the time, the abolition of Zamindari and redistribution of land to the tiller were the highest policy priorities. Top leadership of
PM chairs high-level meeting on infrastructure sectors
By Accommodation Times News Services The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said the NITI Aayog should focus on quick resolution of inter-departmental and Centre-State issues to speed up the pace of implementation of infrastructure projects. He was chairing a high-level meeting on infrastructure. The NITI Aayog made a presentation on