Government Institutions
Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
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- Address:
- Nirman Bhavan, Maulana Azad Road,
- Tel:
- 91-11-23022199
- Fax:
- 91-11-23062923
- Web URL:
- http://mhupa.gov.in/
Objectives
The Ministry of Housing & Poverty Alleviation is the apex authority of Government of India at the national level to formulate policies, sponsor and support programme, coordinate the activities of various Central Ministries, State Governments and other nodal authorities and monitor the programmes concerning all the issues of urban employment, poverty and housing in the country.
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- News
Eliminate dry latrines for manual scavenging to go: Meira
March 2009, target date for rehabilitation of manual scavengers Sanitary latrines for all rural households by 2012 Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar has urged Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja to ensure that all dry latrines in rural areas are converted into water seal latrines by March 2009. That is also the target date for rehabilitation of remaining manual scavengers.
- Date:
- 14/06/2008
- Source:
- Hindu (New Delhi)
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- News
Centre sanctions Rs 42.6 cr to Mizoram for urban poor
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has sanctioned Rs 42.6 crores to Mizoram for construction of houses for as many as 908 poor families living in urban area. The Ministry, under the IHSDP (Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme), sanctioned Rs 8.27 crores for project I to construct 500 houses. It also sanctioned under the BSUP (Basic Services to the Urban Poor) Rs. 34.33 Crores for construction of 408 houses (project II), an official source said today.
- Date:
- 23/04/2008
- Source:
- Sentinel (Guwahati)
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- Feature Articles
Leaky roof
Housing policy not driven by welfare
Real estate prices have hit the roof largely because of a lack of regulation in a housing sector ruled by speculators. Faced with a crisis, the centre wants to facilitate private-sector housing initiatives for the urban poor, without doing anything itself. This, the alf study notes, is an unsuccessful strategy.
- Date:
- Nov 2007
- Source:
- Down to Earth Vol: 16 Issue: 20071130
