2,400 slums in Mumbai and 675 in Delhi: Government in Lok SabhaAccording to the 2011 Census, the population of Delhi was around 1.68 crore while Mumbai's population was 1.24 crore.
22 Dec, 2022, 09.19 PM IST
PM Modi to release 11th installment of PM-KISAN benefits on May 31As part of a national event 'Garib Kalyan Sammelan', Modi will also interact with beneficiaries of 16 schemes and programmes implemented by...
29 May, 2022, 09.06 PM IST
Close to Rs 12 lakh cr expenditure on urban schemes since 2014; 8 times than UPA: GovtHousing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched 'Bharat Tap' initiative by IPA, which aims to reduce water consumption, and ...
12 May, 2022, 04.30 PM IST
Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry gets Rs 48,000 crore; sees about 12% hikeThe Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) has been given Rs 6,853.26 crore as against Rs 6,505 crore in 2018-19.
05 Jul, 2019, 07.34 PM IST
Budgetary provisions for Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry hiked by 17% to Rs 48,000 croreThe government has set aside Rs 19,152 crore for Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) as against the previous Budget's allocation of Rs 15,000 ...
01 Feb, 2019, 08.22 PM IST
Congress neglected development of cities accuses PM Modi"The development of civic amenities and infrastructure in cities did not match the growth in population.Under the previous Congress rule, c...
23 Jun, 2018, 07.38 PM IST
Smart cities mission gets a hike in BudgetThe HUA ministry was formed after merging the 'urban development' and 'housing and urban poverty alleviation' ministries, which had a total...
01 Feb, 2018, 09.05 PM IST
Government committed to providing affordable housing: Hardeep Singh PuriPuri said that the government has taken several initiatives to boost the housing sector, especially the affordable units, to meet the accom...
05 Oct, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath’s budget gives fillip to central schemesGovt has allotted Rs 288 cr for metro rail projects, nearly Rs 4,000 cr for making all state roads pothole-free and Rs 400 cr for strengthe...
12 Jul, 2017, 02.01 AM IST
Meet to review progress of urban development schemes in UTsDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his Puducherry counterpart V Narayanasamy have also been invited to the meeting. Delhi and Puducherry are the ...
04 Jul, 2017, 10.50 PM IST
India's development depends on progress of the states: M Venkaiah NaiduThe Union Urban Development Minister who was in Ranchi,said that the country's overall development depended on the progress of each state r...
16 May, 2017, 08.13 PM IST
Government to utilise geo-spatial technology to build smart citiesGeo-spatial technology makes use of satellite navigation systems and computer databases called the GIS to create, capture, store and retrie...
23 Jan, 2017, 06.52 PM IST
Kejriwal government says no to Modi's initiatives, halts Delhi's developmentDelhi has been cold shouldering almost all big urban development initiatives of Narendra Modi.
28 Oct, 2016, 01.11 AM IST
In Urban Mission, Team Venkaiah to hand-hold states through problemsAccording to the official, it is not only a review exercise, but also a confidence building measure so that all missions show results on th...
11 Oct, 2016, 12.06 AM IST
Worried over progress of PM Modi's pet projects Swachh Bharat, Smart City, babus asked to travel to statesSpear-heading PM Narendra Modi's projects including Swachch Bharat Mission and Smart City plan, Urban Development ministry officials would ...
07 Jan, 2016, 02.55 PM IST
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje to inaugurate 'Municipalika 2015' tomorrowCanada is the partner country for the event, in which representative from over 20 companies will participate.
08 Dec, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
Proposed Smart Cities rank low in swachh bharat rankingMany cities selected are found to be wanting on the sanitation front and are low on swachh bharat ranking causing concern for the governmen...
17 Sep, 2015, 10.50 AM IST