Among the cities that have fully implemented their projects are Agra, Varanasi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Udaipur, Pune, Surat, and Vadodara
Launched on June 15, 2015, the government proposes to develop 100 smart cities under the mission.
Urban Development Ministry had in June last year released the guidelines.
Surat had bagged the fourth rank under the Smart Cities Mission based on its proposal.
100 smart cities to become a reality as Cabinet approves the project, earmarks Rs 100 trillion for the purpose.
Chennai is one of the cities where works have been completed for almost 62 per cent of the money lined up -- Rs 599 crore of the Rs 959 crore has been utilised so far. Despite this, there was no respite for the people in the city this time either, with North Chennai being the worst affected.
500 cities will be developed under AMRUT scheme.
The new real estate hubs could typically take between 5 and 10 years to develop depending on the state of economy of the city and the state.
Around Rs 2 trillion will flow in over the next five years for development of urban areas across India.
Smart city projects to be launched in June, other housing schemes to follow.
Modi govt pushed very hard the concept of smart cities in 2014.
The government will give a final shape to its proposed flagship scheme on developing '100 smart cities' next month.
SmartCity project is in advanced stage.
The Centre will grant Rs 500 crore for each of the smart cities.
Right now the challenge before the government is to double the speed of construction in order to complete the remaining 6.6 million houses before March 2019.
'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power.'
Each city would get Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) every year.
On the other hand, the Yogi Adityanath government has 'completed nine lakh houses under the scheme and 14 lakh are under construction', Modi said, reeling out comparative figures.
Government has introduced the Real Estate Bill, 2013 in Rajya Sabha.
Gujarat govt will set up a Tribal university in the Narmada district, over 100 smart Ashram shalas, 10 new hostels for tribal girl students
The ministry will engage 30 young graduates, postgraduates and PhD-holders in the fields of urban planning, urban design, engineering, information and technology, urban mobility, finance, social sector, and environmental issues.
'The Congress in the past backed the demand, but will not support it now since the SP opposes any division of UP.'
FPIs would be classified into two categories instead of three, while the requirements for issuance and subscription of offshore derivative instruments would be rationalised.
Implementation of the reforms through a special purpose vehicle is a way to seek greater accountability.
'With Ramaland, the tourism department is looking to attract children and adults alike. It'll be learning with entertainment.'
Naidu was an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activist during the Emergency and was arrested and jailed.
Fifty-six months on, the government's record in implementing these schemes and projects has been mixed, report Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met business leaders to hear their grievances on issues ranging from high capital cost to ease of doing business to certainty on taxation matters, as he interacted for the first time with the Indian industry chambers since taking charge over a year ago.
"Nobody can forget June 25-26 in the history of India. 40 years ago, the country was bound with chains of Emergency and turned into a jail for the lust for power," he said.
There has been a welcome focus on fundamental reforms, time-bound programmes that fix accountability and the use of technology. The upcoming Budget could build on these initiatives, says Abhas Jha.
Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.
He also emphasised on the need for saving water and planting trees to preserve the environment.
Of the 538 projects examined, 294 suffered from cost overruns, 303 from time overruns, and 166 projects suffered both time as well as cost overruns.
The real estate sector is set to enter a progressive phase in 2015.
Investment in infrastructure was necessary for the economy, as power shortages, inadequate transport and poor connectivity affect overall growth performance, as per the Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled in Parliament by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "To achieve GDP of USD 5 trillion by 2024-25, India needs to spend about USD 1.4 trillion (Rs 100 lakh crore) over these years on infrastructure so that a lack of infrastructure does not become a constraint to growth," it said.
John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the two countries were working in the fields of space, medical sciences, climate change, clean energy and agriculture.
He congratulated the Uttar Pradesh government and industrialists for their commitment for development.
Budget fails to cheer realty players.
Naidu was an ABVP activist during the Emergency and was arrested and jailed.
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