Delhi Government
Delhi: The recent CAG of India report criticized about the inability of the government in rise in cost and non-completion of infrastructure projects, particularly in providing low-cost housing. Many projects had been announced under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to provide housing for the poor. Despite getting a year’s extension, most of [...] Continue Reading »
As assembly poll is approaching closer, Delhi government is planning to freeze all the sealing and demolition of residential and commercial properties in the city. Under the supervision of Shiela Dixit, this particular topic was raised and discussed very recently. According to sources, CM does not want to carry on such action now in the [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi- The regularisation of 532 colonies, proposed by the Urban Development department for regularisation in September, 2012, is likely to move a step further with Delhi Government’s Urban Development department asking for the land status report. The urban development department had earlier dealt with cases of such illegal colonies, wherein colonies were built on private [...] Continue Reading »
Builder and ancillary units in the construction industry defaulting VAT on ‘contract work’ now have to be cautious as the tax department of the Delhi Government is taking stringent action against the defaulters. Already, the special zone of the tax department has prepared the list of contractors and builders in consultation with the municipal body. [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of various labour colonies in Delhi will be given ownership rights as planned by the government, ahead of Assembly elections. The proposal will be forwarded to Delhi cabinet for approval. Around 4,844 houses of four colonies named Nehru Nagar, Giri nagar, Moti Nagar and Vishwakarma, will be made freehold. AK Walia, labour department minister [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi- South Delhi Municipal Corporation is set to demolish all illegal buildings in Shri Sai Kunj, an unauthorised colony being developed in the Vasant Kunj area. A Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee, named, Sealing of Commercial Establishments in Residential Premises, has recently discovered the unauthorised colony located adjacent to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi-NCR: The land along the road from Delhi to Kundli Border on National Highway 1 has increased by more than double over a year. The present rate per acre is Rs 1.70-1.90 crore while it was available at Rs 70-80 lakh in the same period last year. The road towards Karnal, which is a distant [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi- One of the major reasons for acute shortfall of housing in Delhi is the lower floor area ratio (FAR) which does not allow high-rise apartments in Delhi. Thousands of high-rises with having 15 to 20 floors are found in Mumbai and National Capital Region (NCR), since the FAR value is high. But it is [...] Continue Reading »
New-Delhi- With the recent relaxation of the FAR (floor area ratio) by the Delhi government in the city, the green buildings in Delhi are expected to have a higher FAR when compared to the conventional buildings. Green buildings, which are quite economical, help in reducing the electricity bill, save water and create a comfortable living [...] Continue Reading »
New-Delhi- With the recent approval from the North Municipal Corporation, work on Rani Jhansi grade separator will begin soon. The proposal of the grade separator was initiated by the commissioner to give the Delhi Government the land in exchange to the land which will be procured from the private property owners in areas like Azad Market and Model Basti. Owing to [...] Continue Reading »
