CAG state audit report NCT has also unearthed a glaring lack of planning cutting across projects, sectors

It may be India's capital city, but behind the New Delhi’s storied corridors of power and flush coffers, the metropolis is a difficult mess for the ordinary citizen. The Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) state audit report for the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi government has unearthed a series of significant shortcoming with basic public services in the city, and a glaring lack of planning cutting across projects and sectors.

Shimla, April 2 : Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said a 20-year tourism master plan was being prepared to promote tourism which not only made a significant contribution to the economy but pro

The CAG report on the Delhi Government’s target to construct a whopping 4 lakh low-cost housing units under Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) programme reveals how ill-prepared and ill-suited

Mumbai: The Bombay HC on Monday asked the state’s lawyer to take instructions from the Urban Development Department (UDD), headed by CM Prithviraj Chavan and reply to a new PIL that raised issues about “lack of transparency” in the state’s public parking policy on May 2.

The PIL moved on Monday by Thane-based activist Pravin Wategaonkar, who had earlier filed a PIL on the Adarsh housing irregularities, said that an RTI query he made last month showed that no new approvals were given to public parking lots after June 2012. The files before June 2012 got burnt in the Mantralaya fire, the department had said. The query was to find out how many public parking lots were allowed since November 2010.

Jaipur: The state government has decided to constitute a ‘rehabilitation cell’ for smooth rehabilitation of people living in slums and kacchi basti. The cell will perform under Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) with a separate staff and is expected to start functioning from June.

Marred by staff shortage and pressure from several quarters to clear encroachments from government land, the government granted permission to set up a different body and approved the permission for the creation of 12 posts for the cell. The consent came after JDA requested the state government to give extra manpower for carrying the tasks of relocation.

JAMMU: Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora today informed the Lower House that Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) has sanctioned two housing schemes for houseless families of slum areas for providing dwelling units and allied infrastructure facilities under LNNURM.

Replying to a question by Prof. Gharu Ram Bhagat, the Minister said that under Basic Services to Urban Poor for Mission Cities of Jammu and Srinagar five projects three for Jammu and two for Srinagar have been sanctioned and are under implementation.

10% Lower Requirements For Buildings Beside BRTS, Metro Routes

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) has relaxed parking requirements for commercial buildings along transit corridors of the city by 10%. Principally, these are along the BRTS and metro corridors. Auda claims that it would boost the commercial and corporate offices coming up along the corridors. Developers along the corridor also get the maximum permissible FSI — 4.

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways C.P. Joshi on Friday announced that toll on the Mumbai-Baroda national highway would be collected electronically from April and the speed of commercial vehicles on national highways regulated to reduce accidents.

Responding to queries on Google Plus Hangout, Dr. Joshi said the Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) would be standardised to ensure interoperability of the systems adopted by all the concessionaires on the stretch.