Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
In the first phase, they would be shifted to Bawana: Sheila Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said about 6,000 families living in 33 jhuggi clusters would soon be rehabilitated by the Delhi Government. And in the first phase of the scheme, the families would be shifted to Bawana, she …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon rope in a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to assist with the rehabilitation of over 7,000 families under the Tansa rehabilitation project. With an aim to secure the water mains from pilferage, the BMC had begun the project to remove slumdwellers along the Tansa main …
It has been a week since underground water started overflowing from various outlets in the small town of Olpad, close to Surat city in south Gujarat. If anything, the situation has only worsened in the last one week or so. And now, neighbouring villages have reported the same problem. Ground-floor …
Internet giant Google has partnered with solar power installation company SolarCity to create a $280-million fund for financing residential solar projects. In a joint statement, SolarCity and Google
During a review meeting regarding implementation of rural development schemes in the state held by the Union minister for rural development and panchayat raj, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Chief Minister Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy requested an allotment of Rs 11,600 crore for the state.
Rural households having a member earning more than Rs 10,000 a month or anyone serving in a government or government-aided organisation or owning a landline phone will not be included in the below poverty line (BPL) category in the new poverty census being conducted by states. However, the new census, …
170 twin houses to be built for 340 families, Chandy called for a detailed project report. He will attend launch of the scheme Kozhikode: The district administration has sanctioned Rs 15 crore to construct 170 twin houses for 340 families residing in Bangladesh colony, Of this, Rs.12.61 crore would be …
Landowners, whose land and dwelling units have been acquired by a government agency or a private builder for a residential, institutional, industrial or integrated mixed land use estate, will no longer be left shelter-less. The acquiring agency will have to provide a built-up house within two years from the date …
The UPA government is aggresively pursuing its flagship housing project for slum dwellers, the Rajiv Awas Yojna (RAY), to bring in the second phase of urban reforms. The Centre is holding talks with state governments and seeking their cooperation to roll out the project that promises a slum-free India in …
AHMEDABAD: The state-owned Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) plans to launch housing schemes in Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara for lower income group (LIG) and middle income group (MIG) in the next one year. The move will ensure large housing supply in urban areas. Property rates have gone up beyond the reach …
The Union government will set up an independent financial institution to give funds for effective functioning of the self-help groups (SHGs) and better empowerment of the rural poor. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi announced this while launching the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), which will be funded through financial institutions. As …
The central government has decided to establish a . 1,000 crore mortgage risk guarantee fund to facilitate lending for housing for the urban poor and also announced a low-cost housing scheme that could benefit from the funds. The union cabinet also approved a fund for solar power producers to cover …
The WHO has launched a report on health co-benefits of climate change mitigation in the housing sector, the first of a new series of reports on health in the green economy. The series undertakes a systematic analysis of climate change mitigation and green growth strategies in five economic sectors: housing, …
New Delhi: The proposed change in laws on rent control may come as a shock to tenats paying monthly rent of Rs 50 or 100. Though rent control is a state subject, the Centre is seeking adoption of the model law by mandating that only states that enact this law …
JAMMU, Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla has said that the Government was committed to develop all underdeveloped bastis and slum areas by providing facilities like adequate drinking water, electricity, hospitals, education, road connectivity besides better lanes and drains. The Minister said this while interacting with the people …
POLLACHI: The 130 houses of the tribal people in Kozhikamudhi, Erumaiparai and Koomatti hamlets in Anamalai Tiger Reserve area near Top Slip have been taken up for renovation at a cost of Rs 19.50 lakh. Tribal people have been living in these settlements for ages and are helping the Forests …
An Act to provide for facilitation of inclusive growth and slum-free cities, including basic amenities and affordable housing to the slum-dwellers; for this purpose to lay down general principles applicable to slum-free cities in all spheres of government, to define the functions of State and Local governments in respect of …
SRINAGAR, A meeting of Select Committee on "the Jammu and Kashmir Prohibition on conservation of Agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes Bill 2011" was held under the chairmanship of the Minister for Revenue and Chairman Select Committee Raman Bhalla, here today. Threadbare discussion was held on various issues relating to the …
