On Friday, the nameplate of the erstwhile commission on the railings of the Yojana Bhawan was pulled down and replaced with NITI Aayog.
New real estate portals like PropTiger and Commonfloor are also focusing on the secondary market in a big way.
Even if the new body focuses on long-term planning, it is unlikely to do so through five-year Plans.
For PPP projects, clause on consent requirement could be abolished or brought down to 50% of land owners, against the current 70%
Experts tracking the sector say the scheme is aimed at clearing inventory and boosting sales
About 5.5 million users are looking for real estate online in India
The sector's performance in delivery also saw a decline -- only 23.5 per cent of the committed units were delivered during the first six months of this year, show data from research firm PropEquity.
India has around 600,000 villages spread across the country.
If the presentation made by the Commission to the chief ministers is followed in letter and spirit, central sector and sponsored schemes will no longer be the domain of central ministries alone.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee, who was eight years old when the deadly gas leaked from Union Carbide's factory, gives his account of living in the city during that fateful period
In just three years the online real estate portal has managed to raise about Rs 270 crore.
Govt relaxed norms for the floor area ratio and ground coverage for plots.
Raheja has unveiled Krishna Housing Scheme in sector 14 at Sohna and the homes will be priced at Rs 15,00,000-23,00,000.
This announcement will widen the base of investors, especially mid-sized financial institutions.
A few weeks ago, when Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched an electronic toll-collection system on the Delhi-Mumbai highway, television channels reported live from toll plazas showing vehicles with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in dedicated lanes that did not have to stop for paying cash.
Some developers point out that what comes in the way of low-cost housing is the sky-high price of land
Need for consent of affected families and social-impact assessment could go.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently extended a Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80 billion) central support for building roads in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Cabinet's approval for the big-ticket announcement came in barely 48 hours.
Though some operators offer the facility of tag lanes, such tags can only be used at designated points.
Will be given choice of govt and privately funded modes to put highway projects that didn't get bids under PPP model.
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