Parliamentary panel selects 25 subjects for review of urban development, Delhi projects

New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs has selected 25 subjects for detailed examination during 2026-27, including the PM-eBus Sewa scheme, implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act and regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi.

The subjects selected by the panel cover the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs' departments of Urban Development and Capital Development.

Under the Department of Urban Development, the committee will examine rainwater harvesting initiatives, legacy waste remediation, functioning of Smart City Integrated Command and Control Centres, and affordable rental housing projects.


It will also review slum redevelopment and resettlement initiatives, along with the progress of key urban programmes, including the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), AMRUT, Urban Challenge Fund and PM SVANidhi.

The panel will examine urban flooding and drainage, traffic congestion, GIS-based master planning, strengthening of urban local bodies and the effectiveness of the public-private partnership model in urban development.

Under the Department of Capital Development, the committee will examine the regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi, redevelopment and modernisation of government colonies, and implementation of the Master Plan of Delhi 2047.

Other subjects include the allotment and management of government properties in the national capital and the NCR planning framework, including inter-state coordination.