AMRUT SCHEME

Govt approves investment of Rs 266 cr for Delhi under AMRUT

With this approval, the Urban Development Ministry has given nod to total investments of Rs 489 crore for improving urban infrastructure in...

Venkaiah Naidu’s information yatra to state capitals takes Centre’s schemes to people

Doordarshan’s regional channel in Chhattisgarh, a Mann ki Baat-type programme in Jharkhand and PIB website in Tamil are some outcomes of hi...

Launching of smart cities, AMRUT, housing schemes an event management exercise: Congress

Creation of new smart cities will not solve the problem. We need to make all our existing cities smart.," Ajay Maken told reporters.

Punjab minister Sidhu accuses Badals of siphoning off funds

Pointing out "misutilisation" of funds under the AMRUT scheme, aimed to provide basic civic amenities, Sidhu said funds were also allegedly...

Rameswaram included under AMRUT as tribute to Kalam: Centre

Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the Centre has decided to include Rameswaram in Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Ur...

Government decides to approve action plans for three years under AMRUT

J&K got investment approvals worth Rs 225 cr, Goa Rs 80 cr, Tripura Rs 64 cr, Mizoram Rs 53 cr, Chandigarh Rs 62 cr and Meghalaya Rs 31 cr.

Congress neglected development of cities accuses PM Modi

"The development of civic amenities and infrastructure in cities did not match the growth in population.Under the previous Congress rule, c...

100 Smart Cities, AMRUT, HRIDAY scheme to cover almost every city, town across India

The financial assistance from the Centre to improve infrastructure and other facilities in these urban zones will cover almost 75% of India...

Government tweaks funding pattern of 17 key central schemes

In a major decision that could adversely affect social sector schemes, funding pattern of 17 centrally-sponsored schemes have been brought ...

UP gets another AMRUT gift from Modi: Projects worth Rs 4,239 crore for urban development

AMRUT aims to provide drinking water, sewerage and drainage networks and non-motorised transport, among others, in the selected 500 cities ...

No safe drinking water, public transport: Why urban and not rural should be government's focus

Given the cities' contributions to overall macroeconomic growth due to their scale and agglomeration economies, India needs to showcase urb...

Budget stocks! How to make quick buck from FM’s sops and schemes

Farm distress would be a key focus area for the upcoming Budget, says Pankaj Murarka.

Venkaiah Naidu meets top US firms, explains new schemes like Smart Cities, Housing for All by 2022

Naidu interacted with leaders from business groups such as iTECH, IBM, Genworth, UTC, Apple, AT&T, Dell, Qualcomm, Cognizant, Moody's, and ...

Diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri to spearhead Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry

While Puri is mostly known for his expertise in foreign policy and national security, he has never spearheaded urban governance initiatives...

Modi's flagship projects starved for cash: Report

A parliamentary committee report throws light on six top infrastructure initiatives that spent on average just 21 percent of the total allo...

Modi govt hands over release order of Rs 1,263 crore to Yogi Adityanath's UP

61 cities, including Ayodhya, have been included in AMRUT to work on three main components of potable water, sanitation and solid waste man...

Meet to review progress of urban development schemes in UTs

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his Puducherry counterpart V Narayanasamy have also been invited to the meeting. Delhi and Puducherry are the ...