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CM Vijay allocates portfolios, keeps police, home, youth welfareTamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced cabinet portfolios. Key ministers have been assigned their departments. Vijay himsel...
SC deprecates practice of announcing freebies, says people not willing to workThe Supreme Court criticised the practice of announcing freebies before elections, noting that it discourages people from working as they r...
UN Chief names Indian for urban development panelSheela Patel, a Padmashree awardee, is Founder and Director of the SPARC and a global expert on urban poverty alleviation and advocacy for ...
Gujarat only state to notify the Real Estate ActThe HUPA secretary has written at least three letters to chief secretaries of state governments to push the notification of rules.
Applications for urban housing to be received from tomorrowApplications for 1,096 units of urban housing constructed by Urban Development department under the BSUP would be received from tomorrow.
Germany to partner in developing 3 smart citiesGermany agreed to partner with India in developing three smart cities and a six-member joint committee has been set up in this regard.
Venkaiah Naidu asks states to address challenges in urban governance"I am not targeting any particular ULB or state because situation is same in more or less everywhere. There are ULBs controlled by BJP also...
Housing and Urban Development Development Corporation pays Rs 100 crore dividend for FY'14HUDCO, a financing arm, posted profit after tax of Rs 726.34 crore for 2013-14 as against Rs 700.56 crore during the previous fiscal.
PM Jan Dhan Yojana to boost "housing for all" programme: GS SandhuThe 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna', to be launched on August 28, will provide a vital missing link in achieving the objective of "Housing ...
HUDCO declares dividend of Rs 150 croreHUDCO today declared a dividend of Rs 150 crore, its highest collection so far, to the Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry.
- Centre to come up with NULM policy soon: Ajay Maken
The Central Government would soon come up with a new policy of National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) to alleviate poverty in urban areas...
Government's poverty alleviation strategy yielding results: Montek Singh AhluwaliaGovt's development strategy has worked well with initial estimates suggesting 2% decline in the incidence of poverty during 2011-12, the te...
- Expedite socio-economic census to implement Food Bill: Thomas
Thomas has asked both Rural & Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministries to expedite the SECC that will be used to identify beneficiaries.
- Draft real estate regulation Bill to be made public this week
The government will make public the draft Real Estate Regulation and Development Bill, 2011 for comments from stakeholders this week.
- Real Estate Regulation will be a balanced Bill: Kumari Selja
The government today said the proposed act to regulate the real estate industry would be tabled in the coming winter session of Parliament.
- Panel wants survey to identify the urban poor
The Administrative Reforms Commission has recommended a nationwide survey of the urban poor so that they can avail benefits under all pover...
- Poor flow of funds to poverty schemes
Eradication of poverty, a prime focus for the UPA government, seems to have been given the short shrift. Housing and poverty alleviation mi...