1 crore houses likely to be completed by 2020 ahead of deadline: Puri
5 years, 6 months ago

1 crore houses likely to be completed by 2020 ahead of deadline: Puri

The Hindu  

The government’s target of constructing one crore houses by 2022 under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana could be completed by the end of 2020, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of State Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. Speaking on the fourth anniversary of the launch of three schemes for urban development – PMAY, the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transportation and the Smart Cities Mission – Mr. Puri said the NDA government had spent 554% more in five years than the UPA government had in 10 years on urban development projects. Of the ₹1.26 lakh crore committed for the scheme, ₹52,113 crore had been released so far, Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra said. Of this, ₹39,011 crore was for water supply projects, ₹32,456 crore for sewerage and septage, ₹2,969 crore for storm water drainage, ₹1,436 crore for non-motorised urban transport and ₹1,768 crore for green spaces, the Ministry said.

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What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set aside ₹11 lakh crore for capital expenditure, comprising 3.4% of the GDP. With the aim to push States to spend on infrastructure, she said ₹1.5 lakh crore was being made available to them in the form of long-term interest free loans. Under the Sagarmala …

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A transit-oriented development framework for 14 large Indian cities, dormitory-type rental housing for industrial workers, and 10 million new houses for the urban poor were announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Tuesday. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday In her record seventh budget presentation and the first …

PMC gets state’s in-principle approval for ₹581 cr fund to set up STPs in 16 merged villages
6 months ago

PMC gets state’s in-principle approval for ₹581 cr fund to set up STPs in 16 merged villages

Hindustan Times  

The state government on June 5 gave its in-principle approval for ₹581 crore funds to set up sewage treatment plants and network of drainage lines in 16 merged villages in Pune Municipal Corporation limits under the AMRUT 2.0 scheme. These villages included Mahalunge, Sus, Kirkatwadi, Pisoli, Kondwe Dhawade, Kopare, Nanded, Khadakwasla, Nanhe, Nandoshi, Sanasnagar, Mangdewadi, Bhilarewadi, Gujar Nimbalkarwadi, Jambhulwadi, and …

941 out of 1,102 projects under AMRUT scheme completed in State
8 months ago

941 out of 1,102 projects under AMRUT scheme completed in State

The Hindu  

A total of 941 projects out of the 1,102 projects which were awarded to various agencies under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme have been completed in Kerala with the expenditure currently at 79.88% of the allocated amount. Much progress has been made in projects related to construction of storm water drainage, with 85.83% of the ₹322.50 …

Singara Chennai 2.0 gets ₹500 cr.; Greater Chennai Corporation to draw up projects soon
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Singara Chennai 2.0 gets ₹500 cr.; Greater Chennai Corporation to draw up projects soon

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has allocated ₹500 crore for the Singara Chennai 2.0 for its fourth year. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, while presenting the Tamil Nadu Budget on Monday, February 19, said ₹500 crore would be allocated to Singara Chennai 2.0 for FY 2024-25. In the scheme’s first year, FY 2021-22, a total of 200 projects – themed around heritage …

As many as 412 infra projects show cost overruns of ₹4.77 lakh crore in August: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

As many as 412 infra projects show cost overruns of ₹4.77 lakh crore in August: Report

The Hindu  

As many as 412 infrastructure projects, each entailing an investment of ₹150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of more than ₹4.77 lakh crore in August this year, an official report said. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects worth ₹150 crore and above, out of 1,762 projects, 412 reported cost …

MAHAKUMBH-2025: Prayagraj gets nod for 23 projects worth ₹356 crore
1 year, 4 months ago

MAHAKUMBH-2025: Prayagraj gets nod for 23 projects worth ₹356 crore

Hindustan Times  

The state government has released funds for the development works to be undertaken in Prayagraj as part of the preparations for the mega religious fair Mahakumbh in 2025. Funds released for road widening and construction ₹2.75 crore released out of ₹10.98 crore sanctioned for the widening of 1.67 km long Naini Kharkoni to Arail road. ₹3.22 crore released of ₹12.87 …

World Bank to provide nearly ₹3000 crore for flood prevention in the city
1 year, 6 months ago

World Bank to provide nearly ₹3000 crore for flood prevention in the city

The Hindu  

The State government is in the final stages of finalising an action plan for a World Bank project to prevent floods in the city. The project will focus on three broad pillars - rebuilding storm-water drains, desilting lakes in the areas that flood and install sluice gates at these lakes to ensure they act as balancing reservoirs, and augment the …

Budget 2023 | ₹15,000 crore to be spent on development of tribals
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | ₹15,000 crore to be spent on development of tribals

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced the Pradhan Mantri-PVTG Development Mission to focus on improving the overall socio-economic conditions of 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups across the country, who live in around 31,000 villages of India’s 18 States and one Union Territory. “This will saturate PVTG families and habitations with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water …

Govt to announce ₹40k crore towards PMAY in Union budget 2023: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt to announce ₹40k crore towards PMAY in Union budget 2023: Report

Hindustan Times  

In Union budget 2023, which finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present in Lok Sabha on February 1, the Centre is likely to announce an outlay of ₹40,000 crore towards the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, according to a report in HT's sister publication Live Hindustan. Representational Image As per the report, the Centre may give itself a target of 84 lakh …

Sisodia approves projects worth ₹570 cr to clean Yamuna
2 years, 3 months ago

Sisodia approves projects worth ₹570 cr to clean Yamuna

The Hindu  

Delhi Jal Board Chairman Manish Sisodia has given administrative approval to projects worth ₹570 crore to ensure “pollution free Yamuna by 2025”, the Delhi government said on Wednesday. In the Delhi government’s 2022-23 budget, a sum of ₹6,710 crore was allocated for “water supply and sanitation”, which was 104% more than the sum allocated in the previous budget — ₹3,274 …

1.15 Crore Houses Sanctioned Under PMAY-Urban; Scheme Ending This Month: Puri
2 years, 9 months ago

1.15 Crore Houses Sanctioned Under PMAY-Urban; Scheme Ending This Month: Puri

News 18  

The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Urban and the dream of the prime minister enshrined in it will stand fulfilled within the next 18 months, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementary questions of members, the minister said the government, based on the assessment demands provided by states, …

₹1,000 cr. set aside for Mekedatu project
2 years, 10 months ago

₹1,000 cr. set aside for Mekedatu project

The Hindu  

The BJP Government in Karnataka, which is under pressure to act on the proposed ₹9,000-crore Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Drinking Water Project in the wake of the recently-concluded padayatra by the Opposition Congress, has allocated ₹1,000 crore for the project in the State Budget presented on Friday. The project has assumed importance not only because it would regulate the flow …

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses approved under PMAY(U): Govt
2 years, 10 months ago

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses approved under PMAY(U): Govt

Live Mint  

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses were approved for construction under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget presentation announced an allocation of ₹48,000 crore to build eight million houses. “The total number …

Cabinet extends deadline to build 2.95 crore rural homes under PMAY-G to 2024
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet extends deadline to build 2.95 crore rural homes under PMAY-G to 2024

The Hindu  

Having achieved only 55% of its target, the Centre has extended its deadline to provide pucca houses to all families in rural India by two years, to 2024. In a decision taken by the Cabinet on Wednesday, the flagship rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, will be provided ₹2.17 lakh crore in additional Central and State funding to achieve …

483 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of ₹4.43 lakh crore
3 years, 4 months ago

483 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of ₹4.43 lakh crore

The Hindu  

As many as 483 infrastructure projects, each worth ₹150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns totalling more than ₹4.43 lakh crore, according to a report. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth ₹150 crore and above. "Total original cost of implementation of the 1781 projects was ₹22,82,160.40 crore and their anticipated completion cost …

Ahmedabad to strengthen sewage treatment, stormwater drainage systems using ₹ 3,000 crore from World Bank
3 years, 5 months ago

Ahmedabad to strengthen sewage treatment, stormwater drainage systems using ₹ 3,000 crore from World Bank

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government on Sunday said the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will strengthen the city's waste water management and stormwater drainage system using ₹ 3,000 crore funds received from the World Bank under its resilient cities project. As part of its planning towards the goal to meet the city's needs till 2045, the Ahmedabad civic body will increase the capacity of …

Union Budget 2021: Here is Full Text of Nirmala Sitharaman's Address at the Parliament
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Here is Full Text of Nirmala Sitharaman's Address at the Parliament

News 18  

Hon’ble Speaker, I present the Budget for the year 2021-2022. Setting up integrated public health labs in all districts and 3382 block public health units in 11 states; c. Establishing critical care hospital blocks in 602 districts and 12 central institutions; d. Strengthening of the National Centre for Disease Control, its 5 regional branches and 20 metropolitan health surveillance units; …

Water projects worth ₹10,000 crore sanctioned for Bundelkhand region: PM Modi
4 years, 4 months ago

Water projects worth ₹10,000 crore sanctioned for Bundelkhand region: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is committed to the development of drought-prone Bundelkhand region and around 500 projects worth over ₹10,000 crore have been sanctioned for improving water availability. Observing that the benefit of water from three rivers, Ken, Betwa and Yamuna, was not reaching the Bundelkhand region, Modi said the proposed Ken-Betwa river linking project …

At least 401 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of ₹4.02 lakh crore
4 years, 5 months ago

At least 401 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of ₹4.02 lakh crore

The Hindu  

As many as 401 infrastructure projects, each worth ₹150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of over ₹4.02 lakh crore owing to delays and other reasons, according to a report. Of the 1,692 such projects, 401 projects reported cost overruns and 552 projects time escalation. “Total original cost of implementation of the 1,692 projects was ₹20,75,212.70 crore …

Govt task force projects Rs 111 lakh cr infrastructure investment over five years to FY2025: Finance ministry
4 years, 8 months ago

Govt task force projects Rs 111 lakh cr infrastructure investment over five years to FY2025: Finance ministry

Firstpost  

To augment infrastructure and create jobs in the country, a government task force has projected total investment of Rs 111 lakh crore in infra projects over five years, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday New Delhi: To augment infrastructure and create jobs in the country, a government task force has projected total investment of Rs 111 lakh crore in infra …

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 105 lakh cr infrastructure projects; to reach $5 tn target in next 5 years
5 years ago

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 105 lakh cr infrastructure projects; to reach $5 tn target in next 5 years

Firstpost  

Infrastructure has been a focus in the last six years; total of Rs. 51 lakh crore has been spent on infra in the last six years, we are now committing 100 lakh crore rupees for the next five years At her second press conference held in less than a week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced infrastructure projects worth …

Sitharaman unveils Rs 102 lakh crore infrastructure plan to achieve $5 trillion target by 2025
5 years ago

Sitharaman unveils Rs 102 lakh crore infrastructure plan to achieve $5 trillion target by 2025

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled Rs 102 lakh crore of infrastructure projects that will be implemented in the next five years as part of the government's spending push in the infrastructure sector. Subsequently, a task force identified Rs 102 lakh crore worth of projects after conducting 70 stakeholder consultations in a short period of four months, she said. …

Beneficiaries will occupy PMAY(U) houses by 2021: Puri
5 years, 2 months ago

Beneficiaries will occupy PMAY(U) houses by 2021: Puri

The Hindu  

All the 1.12 crore houses being constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will be occupied by beneficiaries by early 2021, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said. The minister said the government has so far sanctioned around 90 lakh houses which are being funded by the ministry and the number will go up to 1.12 …

Rajasthan government okays Rs 50 crore to strengthen canal system
5 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan government okays Rs 50 crore to strengthen canal system

India Today  

The Rajasthan government will provide an additional Rs 50 crore for projects to strengthen the canal system in the state. As per the decision of the state government, Rs 38 crore will be made available to the Water Resources Department for the payment of the Rajasthan Water Sector Improvement Restructuring Project in Hanumangarh. An additional budget of Rs 5.32 crore …

Union Budget 2019-20: Centre slashes funds for Ganga clean-up
5 years, 6 months ago

Union Budget 2019-20: Centre slashes funds for Ganga clean-up

The Hindu  

The government has significantly slashed allocations to its marquee plan to clean the Ganga. In the Budget document, the government’s allocation to the ‘National Ganga Plan and Ghat works’ shows only ₹750 crore for 2019-2020, a sharp fall from ₹2,250 crore allotted last year. Only 10 projects finished In a report in May, The Hindu had pointed out that the …

Infra Budget 2019: Rs 100 lakh crore allotted for infrastructure in next 5 years, projects to bridge urban-rural divide highlighted
5 years, 6 months ago

Infra Budget 2019: Rs 100 lakh crore allotted for infrastructure in next 5 years, projects to bridge urban-rural divide highlighted

Firstpost  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced during the Union Budget 2019 a slew of steps to scale up India’s infrastructure including augmenting 1,25,000 kilometres of rural roads New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a slew of steps to scale up India’s infrastructure including augmenting 1,25,000 kilometres of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana …

Odisha government presents Rs 1.39 lakh crore budget for FY20
5 years, 6 months ago

Odisha government presents Rs 1.39 lakh crore budget for FY20

India TV News  

Projecting economic growth in the range of 8-8.5 per cent, the Odisha government on Friday presented the annual budget of Rs 1.39 lakh crore for the 2019-20 fiscal. Noting that Odisha's economy is expected to grow at 8.35 per cent in 2018-19 -- surpassing the all India growth rate of 7.2 per cent -- he said the outlay is proposed …

Govt plans to sanction construction of one crore houses before 2020
6 years ago

Govt plans to sanction construction of one crore houses before 2020

India TV News  

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry initiated several schemes in 2018 and plans to sanction construction of one crore houses before 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a move aimed at ensuring 'housing for all by 2022'. An official of the ministry said that since April 2018, 1,612 cities have been declared as open defecation free taking the …

Maharashtra government allocates Rs 7,000 crore for completion of drinking water projects in scarcity-prone areas
6 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra government allocates Rs 7,000 crore for completion of drinking water projects in scarcity-prone areas

Firstpost  

Under the National Rural Drinking Water Scheme, the government has approved a proposal of Rs 7,952 crore for completing 6,624 water projects in 10,583 villages, he said. Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has approved over Rs 7,000 crore to complete the drinking water projects in scarcity-hit areas, state minister Babanrao Lonikar said. The government is committed to provide water to all …

States given Rs 2,969 cr to tackle waterlogging problem under AMRUT scheme says Hardeep Singh Puri
6 years, 5 months ago

States given Rs 2,969 cr to tackle waterlogging problem under AMRUT scheme says Hardeep Singh Puri

Firstpost  

Puri said barring Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya the first installment has been released to all states on approval of state annual action plans. New Delhi: To help states tackle the problem of waterlogging in the aftermath of heavy rains, the Centre has provided Rs 2,969 crore under its AMRUT scheme, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said …

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