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Affordable housing needs policy mix beyond floor space index: MoHUA Joint
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Increasing Floor Space Index (FSI) alone won't solve India's housing shortage; a comprehensive policy mix involving land availability, planning regulations, and economic incentives is essential, said Kuldip Narayan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
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Centre to persuade states to lower land prices for affordable housing: Man
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Centre, in consultation with the states, will evolve a mechanism to ensure that land prices for affordable housing projects are kept relatively lower than those for other housing segments, particularly under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY), said Manohar Lal, Minister of Housing & U
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Centre advises states to fast-track clean-up of dirty spots with high focu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) convened a high-level virtual meeting with all States & UTs on Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, under the chairmanship of Union Minister, Manohar Lal in the presence of MoS, MoHUA, Tokhan Sahu and Secretary, MoHUA S Katikithala, said a statem
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Urban infra can attract Rs 10 lakh crore investment in coming years: Housi
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs said that the Indian urban sector is expected to witness an investment of around Rs 10 lakh crore in the coming years for creating infrastructure.
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What Millennials Want in a Home: MRG Group Has the Answers
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 29: Termed as the "Aspirational Class," millennials are altering the contours of India's housing market with their distinct preferences and goals. Unlike earlier generations who primarily sought security and long-term asset value, millennials approach homeo
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces 'Chief Minister Women Employment Scheme'
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on social media X, the CM wrote that women would be given an amount of Rs 10 thousand as the first installment for employment, further stating that the process of applications would be determined by the Rural Development Department along with Urban Development and Housing Depart
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Haryana govt waives stamp duty on PMAY houses, small residential plots
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Making the announcement in the Assembly, CM Saini said that the beneficiaries of all these housing schemes and holders of small residential plots would no longer be required to pay stamp duty.
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The Trust Factor: How Generational Builders Are Elevating Urban Luxury
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Delhi NCR [India], August 26: India's luxury housing market has moved from being an aspiration to an established way of urban living. However, one factor has consistently remained permanent--trust. Amid the noise of new entrants and aggressive launches, it is the legacy builders, with decade
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Visually impaired family of three provided permanent house under PM-JANMAN
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), is a flagship initiative through the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), aiming to provide a solid house with basic amenities to all homeless families, or families residing in kutcha or
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"Our govt ensures housing for the needy through 'Mera Ghar" scheme: Goa CM
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that his government is committed to ensuring housing for the underprivileged through its flagship 'Mera Ghar' scheme.
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Aawas Yojana launches National PropTech Mission to unlock ₹5L cr idle inve
Updated : 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23: Aawas Yojana, India's fast-emerging housing technology platform, today urged national policymakers, under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, to endorse a nationally scaled PropTech Rehabilitation Mission.
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Rural, urban housing and infrastructure to drive cement demand growth at 7
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Capacity additions in the Indian cement sector are likely to pick up across regions starting in the last quarter of the Financial Year (FY) 2025, according to a report by UBS.
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