Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana envisages housing to 20 mn households by 2022.
Implementation of the reforms through a special purpose vehicle is a way to seek greater accountability.
'Nature doesn't bother even if the Supreme Court says it is legal!' 'If something is in the wrong place, it will be damaged or destroyed by nature.'
Experts are upbeat about developing smart cities in India.
The move is aimed at reflecting the diversity of India and highlighting the contribution of prominent personalities.
The government is looking at building by-laws and floor area ratio so that you can build up instead of out, thus requiring less land.
We need a comprehensive redevelopment plan that seeks to redesign our overgrown cities in terms of connectivity, mobility and liveability.
With nearly a million identified slums, UP urgently requires housing for the poor
How much money the Modi government has already spent and is going to spend on all those foreign trips, muses Sunita Iyer
Since many of Modi's urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from rural to urban areas in the world
Income from renting of properties is taxed at a flat rate of 10%.
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