The city GDP metric will help policymakers with better socio-economic and infrastructure planning and attract private investment to develop cities as “engines of growth”.
Parliamentary panel report also highlights 'unwilling allottees' as reason for vacant houses. Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs says 'unoccupancy defeats Mission's purpose'.
Under scheme aimed at alleviating urban poverty, the plan is to identify different vulnerable groups and chart out focused interventions based on occupations, say MoHUA officials.
Under PMAY 2.0, which subsumed slum redevelopment in other verticals, Centre targets construction of 3 crore new houses — 2 crore in rural areas & 1 crore in cities — over next 5 yrs.
CPWD completed construction of V-P's enclave in January. Vice-President’s Secretariat Wednesday initiated move to enclave located adjacent to North Block, it is learnt.
Centre launched PM-UDAY in Dec 2019 to give ownership rights to residents of unauthorised colonies, but these 69 colonies were not covered as these were categorised as ‘affluent’.
Other factors include easy availability of govt funds, lack of political will to improve service delivery & systemic absence of timely audits, says India Infrastructure Report 2023
Govt plans to target specific occupational groups & focus on entrepreneurship development in 2nd phase of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission, it is learnt.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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