January 17, 2024: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to announce an extension to its flagship housing scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, when she presents the Interim Budget on February 1, says a report by … READ FULL STORY
November 21, 2023: Housing minister Hardeep Singh Puri on November 20 said that the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban has dramatically increased the processing of waste in urban areas, with more than 76% of the … READ FULL STORY
India has an operational 874 kilometre of metro network across its 20 cities, housing minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said. The country also has about 986 km of metro network in the making in … READ FULL STORY
September 1, 2023: India currently has an operational metro network spanning 872 kilometre (km), spread across 20 cities, housing minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on August 31. Among the 20 cities in the country that … READ FULL STORY
May 24, 2023: A total of Rs 38,400 crore have been released under the Centre’s Smart Cities Mission till May 1, 2023, says the housing ministry. Of this, Rs 35,261 crore has been utilized, … READ FULL STORY
The housing ministry on April 26, 2023, made live the City Beautiful Competition with the launch of an official website. Urban-local bodies (ULBs) across the country can participate in this competition through an online … READ FULL STORY
Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on December 28, 2022, released draft guidelines for ranking cities based on their financial performance and beautification. The City Finance Rankings 2022 aim to evaluate, recognise and reward urban-local … READ FULL STORY
India’s cities will need to add around 700-900 million square metres (sqmt) of built environment every year to fully harness their economic potential, housing minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on November 29, 2022. Stating … READ FULL STORY
With an operational metro line of around 810 km and over 980 km of the metro network and RRTS currently under construction in 27 cities, India now has the fifth-largest metro network in the … READ FULL STORY
With an aim to provide information about over 65,000 properties in India, the government, in 2020, launched the E-Dharti Geo Portal. This means that details of thousands of properties under the purview of the … READ FULL STORY
