Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dreamt of it, housing for all by 2022. His cabinet colleague, union minister of urban development, housing and urban poverty alleviation, M Venkaiah Naidu, resolved to take it forward and developers have not just lapped up the idea but are positively bullish about it. But ask sector analysts and they could [...] Continue Reading »
In order to capitalize upon the opportunity offered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan of “Housing for all by 2022“, real estate developers are convening a series of meetings with states and central ministers, decision makers, and government officials. This augurs well for the real estate sector as a whole and is likely to [...] Continue Reading »
What was speculated earlier that the developers will not show much interest in the low budget housing as the profit margins are low is not true. Modi’s election manifesto stated loud and clear that the government will provide housing for all by 2022 and will eradicate slums completely especially in urban and semi-urban areas. This [...] Continue Reading »
In view of the increasing rate of building collapse incidents, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today spoke in favour of incorporating in the law certain provisions which would hold responsible officials concerned, when such accidents occurred due to negligence on their part. He spoke with reference to the cases in Delhi and Chennai. He [...] Continue Reading »
On Thursday the Urban development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu stated that the government will open a third party escrow account to fund affordable housing in the country. This account will be responsible for collecting taxes and other charges that are levied on materials such as cement and steel in the housing industry. This account will generate revenue [...] Continue Reading »
BJP’s manifesto clearly charted out the housing for all agenda by 2022. Urban Development and Housing Minister Venkaiah Naidu mentioned in New Delhi that this is a top priority of the government, which is exploring all financial models, to go ahead with the ambitious scheme. Modi has invited the states and Union Territories ministers to [...] Continue Reading »
In a recent interview, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has talked about various plans the ministry has in the offing. Elaborating on Urban Development Ministry’s plan for 100 smart cities, he said that international models were being studied, and countries like France, Australia, Singapore and Japan had been requested to submit ideas and suggestions. He [...] Continue Reading »
The government will now make decisions at a faster pace since the UPA term has come to an end. The Finance Minister will now take calls on the pricing of any of the public sector firm’s stake sale. The coal and power minister on the other hand, Piyush Goyal has decided to solve all those [...] Continue Reading »
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu prefers the public-private partnership (PPP) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) to achieve the NaMo government’s dream of ‘’housing for all’’ by 2020. By the 75th Independence Day in 2022, the Modi government wants to fulfil this dream of providing the urban poor with a house with all the [...] Continue Reading »
A delegation comprising six MPs from Japan’s political parties – Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan, People’s Life Party and Japan Restructure Party – met Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu at New Delhi today. A desire to strengthen bilateral ties with India was expressed by delegation leader Ichiro Aiswa, who declared that PM Narendra [...] Continue Reading »
