The housing & urban affairs ministry, which released the PMAY-U 2.0 guidelines this month, has imposed strict deadlines for states/UTs to implement about 15 urban reforms by June 2025.
In special focus, the Labour government will support 1,267 homes for women and children escaping domestic violence & older women at risk of homelessness.
Previous governments looked at urbanisation as a challenge, but BJP sees it as an opportunity, said Prime Minister Modi during release of BJP manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha election.
Modi govt had launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) scheme in July 2020 during the pandemic, when there was a massive exodus of migrant workers from cities.
The city has seen early success with its strategy to revamp affordable living and has adopted key principles to channel real estate investment into tackling the housing crisis.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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