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The Punjab State Affordable Housing Development Authority has been planned to be set up and headed by Chief Minister, Prakash Singh Badal as per a recent announcement made where he discussed his aims of providing “affordable housing for all” in the coming two years. Housing Development Authority: In a cabinet meeting held recently and headed [...] Continue Reading »
The announcement for the lucky draw of Delhi Development Authority Housing Scheme 2014 has already been postponed a number of times but was finally decided on Tuesday, deciding the fate of over 10 lakhs applicants. The process of draw which was to be conducted online started at around 11.30 am and completed in a span [...] Continue Reading »
After facing some last minute technical issues, the DDA decided to postpone the draw for lots of its flagship Housing Scheme 2014 that was scheduled to be conducted on Monday. The DDA Housing Scheme draw of lots which was to be announced on Monday faced last minute technical hitches cancelling its announcement. The housing body [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi Government has been ordered by the Union Government to furnish details related to the allotment of flats to the poor under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM). In its correspondence to the Delhi Government with regard to flat allotments under JNNURM scheme, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has [...] Continue Reading »
The much-awaited ‘Housing Scheme 2014′ has recently been announced by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The scheme is scheduled to be rolled out on September 1, 2014. Under the scheme, more than 25,000 flats will be offered in a number of categories, including EWS, LIG, MIG, HIG, one-room apartments, and Janta flats. More than 22,600 flats under [...] Continue Reading »
The government is planning to re-launch the 30-yearold rural housing scheme. This is expected to expand the reach of the scheme. It is expected to be re-launched as a national mission with a target to build 3.2 crore pucca (brick and mortar) houses for the poor over the next eight years. The move is in [...] Continue Reading »
The 2014 to 2015 Budget of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon was finally tabled last Wednesday amidst the existing unrest amongst ward councillors. Of the overall budget, which is around Rs 889 crore, Rs 500 crore has been set aside solely for infrastructural projects like underpasses, flyovers, roads and bridges while Rs 70 crore has [...] Continue Reading »
The government along with the private sector needs to work to increase the supply of low-income houses, and then only the target of providing housing to all by 2022 can be met. The good news is that this would translate into business opportunities of Rs Nine lakh crore for the developers. The advisory firm Deloitte mentioned [...] Continue Reading »
If you have a hope to get a home in the NCR region then this looks like to be your day as it offers you a great reason to enjoy. The Delhi Development Authority or the DDA has expected to launch the much awaited 2014 housing scheme on the 15th of August as sources in [...] Continue Reading »
According to Assocham, the affordable housing sector should be granted ‘infrastructure status’ because the sector has the potential to invigorate the economy. Seeking ‘infrastructure status’ for the affordable housing sector, Assocham has put forth the opinion that the sector has the capacity to generate a ‘multiplier effect,’ both in terms of creation of employment and [...] Continue Reading »
