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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 »
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 »
Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu revealed in an interview with TOI on Friday that Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has been asked to offer more housing schemes for buyers from all income groups. The move is essentially aimed at meeting the shortfall in housing in the Capital. According to the details shared by Naidu, DDA will plan more housing [...] Continue Reading »
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashish Khetan accused former Union Development Minister and sitting MP Ajay Maken against whom he is standing in the upcoming elections, of granting undue favor to Raheja Developers through the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Mr. Khetan claimed the DDA had sold the land to the private builders for the rehabilitation of [...] Continue Reading »
To stop the increasing slums in national capital and to replace them with the affordable housing for those who belong to weaker section is a major promise made by all political parties for the coming elections. Even after the completion of this project, houses are not allotted to their rightful owners. With the model code [...] Continue Reading »
After the announcement of polls on Wednesday, the urban development minister wants the Group of Ministers (GOM) to take decision whether Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) should terminate the payment to the private firm that was walked out of Airport Metro project. The minimum payment would be Rs 900 Crore in case the GOM takes [...] Continue Reading »
The Municipal Corporation (MC) and the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department are engaged in a serious blame game over the 178 high-rise buildings that have been constructed in the city and its peripheries located in the seismic zone V. Many of the buildings have hostels in the top floors making it really difficult to [...] Continue Reading »
Chief Minister, Hemant Soren inaugurated Jharkhand’s first six lane highway Jharkhand got its maiden six-lane expressway on Tuesday as chief minister Hemant Soren formally inaugurated four phases of the much-delayed Ranchi Ring Road at a traditional ceremony in Rampur, 20km from the capital. The 36.192km arterial stretch connects Rampur on NH-33 to Kathitand on NH-75. [...] Continue Reading »
If you own a property near metro line, then you may have to shell out more tax. The growing prices of properties along metro lines are now being targeted by the central government to earn more revenue. The government has initiated a study to encourage Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Delhi. Now, the Union Urban [...] Continue Reading »
