Urban Renewal Mission

Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said that financial support to states and urban local bodies committed by the Centre was Rs three lakh crore over the next five to six years under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) as compared to Rs 36,000 crore during 2005-14.

The government today announced the names of 98 towns and cities chosen for its Smart Cities project after a nationwide "competition" between states.

The BJP-led NDA government is ready to take up pending projects worth Rs 8,000 crore which were initiated under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) during the UPA tenure, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today.

Indian States and Union Territories will be penalised for any delay in transfer of funds to urban local bodies (ULBs) under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Automobile manufacturer Tata Motors Friday flagged off the first batch of 123 AC buses equipped with automatic transmission in Ahmedabad under the second phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Automobile major Tata Motors has received orders for over 2,700 'urban' buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) II scheme.

Maintaining that India wants good neighbourly relationship, Union Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that Pakistan should stop funding terrorists and cannot expect peace talks when there is continuous firing across the border.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of "housing for all by 2022" may turn out to be an uphill task with developers keeping off low-cost housing projects citing regulatory hurdles, high land cost and low returns making such projects "unaffordable".

Emphasising the need to formulate new schemes aimed at slum redevelopment and affordable housing for urban poor, Urban Development and Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday observed the need to give a fillip to the flow of bank finance for poor in urban areas.

The strike has been called to press for the demand for a hike in bus fares in view of the rising fuel costs, which had been turned down by the West Bengal government.

Domestic annual car sales are set to be in the negative territory for the first time in a decade with industry body SIAM today saying it's growth forecast of 0-1 per cent for this fiscal year will not be met as gloomy macro-economic factors and negative sentiments continue to hit demand.

Instead of using the money sanctioned to them for improving basic services in cities, 22 state governments parked the money in banks, earning Rs 210 crores as interest, says the government's auditor or CAG.

Here is a glossary of the key Budget terms.

Government has no option but to raise both excise and service taxes this year, says PVR Murthy, Group Finance Director at the Yash Birla Group.

You can keep yourself updated on city matters as you travel in the locals. The railway plans to experiment using the LED (light-emitting diode) scrollers inside the new coaches for multiple use, such as flashing weather updates and public service messages, and also putting them to commercial use.At present, these scrollers indicate the approaching ...

Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said that financial support to states and urban local bodies committed by the Centre was Rs three lakh crore over the next five to six years under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) as compared to Rs 36,000 crore during 2005-14.

The government today announced the names of 98 towns and cities chosen for its Smart Cities project after a nationwide "competition" between states.

The BJP-led NDA government is ready to take up pending projects worth Rs 8,000 crore which were initiated under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) during the UPA tenure, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today.

Indian States and Union Territories will be penalised for any delay in transfer of funds to urban local bodies (ULBs) under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Automobile manufacturer Tata Motors Friday flagged off the first batch of 123 AC buses equipped with automatic transmission in Ahmedabad under the second phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Automobile major Tata Motors has received orders for over 2,700 'urban' buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) II scheme.

Maintaining that India wants good neighbourly relationship, Union Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that Pakistan should stop funding terrorists and cannot expect peace talks when there is continuous firing across the border.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of "housing for all by 2022" may turn out to be an uphill task with developers keeping off low-cost housing projects citing regulatory hurdles, high land cost and low returns making such projects "unaffordable".

Emphasising the need to formulate new schemes aimed at slum redevelopment and affordable housing for urban poor, Urban Development and Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday observed the need to give a fillip to the flow of bank finance for poor in urban areas.

The strike has been called to press for the demand for a hike in bus fares in view of the rising fuel costs, which had been turned down by the West Bengal government.

Domestic annual car sales are set to be in the negative territory for the first time in a decade with industry body SIAM today saying it's growth forecast of 0-1 per cent for this fiscal year will not be met as gloomy macro-economic factors and negative sentiments continue to hit demand.

Instead of using the money sanctioned to them for improving basic services in cities, 22 state governments parked the money in banks, earning Rs 210 crores as interest, says the government's auditor or CAG.

Here is a glossary of the key Budget terms.

Government has no option but to raise both excise and service taxes this year, says PVR Murthy, Group Finance Director at the Yash Birla Group.

You can keep yourself updated on city matters as you travel in the locals. The railway plans to experiment using the LED (light-emitting diode) scrollers inside the new coaches for multiple use, such as flashing weather updates and public service messages, and also putting them to commercial use.At present, these scrollers indicate the approaching ...